Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

savings and loan

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: sav-ings and loan
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of building society.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Sure, if we own an aerospace contracting company, a five-thousand-acre sugar-beet farm, or a savings and loan with the president's son on the board of directors, we can soak Uncle Sucker for millions."

Etymology

Short for savings and loan association.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

savings and loans (plural)

Synonyms

building society savings and loan association

Questions

What does savings and loan mean?: Synonym of building society.
Where does savings and loan come from?: Short for savings and loan association.

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