building society

英 [ˈbɪldɪŋ səsaɪəti]

美 [ˈbɪldɪŋ səsaɪəti]

n.  房屋互助协会(提供住房贷款及储蓄服务)

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牛津词典

noun

• 房屋互助协会（提供住房贷款及储蓄服务）
  an organization like a bank that lends money to people who want to buy a house. People also save money with a building society .

柯林斯词典

• 购房互助协会；建屋互助会
  In Britain, abuilding societyis a business which will lend you money when you want to buy a house. You can also invest money in a building society, where it will earn interest.

英英释义

noun

• British equivalent of United States savings and loan association

双语例句

• He holds three different accounts with the same building society.
  他在同一个建房互助会中拥有着三个不同的账户。
• I save with the Brighton building society.
  我把钱存在布赖顿房屋建协会里。
• You should put the money in the building society where it will earn interest.
  你应该把钱存在建屋互助会，可以得到利息。
• To this end the building society funds a wide selection of sporting activities for employees, including the nationwide athletics club.
  为达到这一目的，该协会提供资金，让雇员去参加多种多样的体育活动，其中包括设立nationwide体育俱乐部。
• Interest is a payment to the bank or the building society for lending him the money.
  利息是向借给他钱的银行或建筑团体支付的款项。
• I was in debt with the bank and the building society, but my father helped me in my hour of need and made me an interest-free loan.
  我欠了银行和建屋互助金的债，但我父亲在我困难时给了我帮助，向我提供无息贷款。
• Building society pays interest of 10%.
  房屋互助协会付10%的利息。
• The building society has approved their mortgage application.
  购房互助协会批准了他们抵押贷款的申请。
• The only stipulation the building society makes is that house must be insured.
  建屋互助会作出的唯一规定是房屋必须保险。
• Employees at Nationwide, the UK building society, are similarly enthusiastic.
  对此，全英房屋抵押贷款协会（Nationwide）的雇员也同样热心。