building society

名词 building society:

1. British equivalent of United States savings and loan association

1. I have an account with the Halifax building society.
   我在哈利法克斯建筑房屋互助协会设有帐户。
2. The building society will be forced to foreclose on this mortgage because regular payments have not been made.
   住宅互助协会被迫取消这项抵押的赎取权，因为没有交纳定期的付款。
3. The bank and the building society are in the same office-block.
   银行和房屋建筑协会在同一座办公大楼里。
4. If you want a safe investment, you could do a lot worse than put your money in the building society.
   要想投资而不冒风险，不如把钱投资到房屋建筑协会。