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raiffeisen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
raif-feisen
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Designating, or pertaining to, a form of cooperative bank founded among the German agrarian population by Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (1818-88); as, Raiffeisen banks, the Raiffeisen system, etc. The banks are unlimited-liability institutions making small loans at a low rate of interest, for a designated purpose, to worthy members only.

Questions

What does raiffeisen mean?
Designating, or pertaining to, a form of cooperative bank founded among the German agrarian population by Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (1818-88); as, Raiffeisen banks, the Raiffeisen system, etc. The banks are unlimited-liability institutions making small loans at a low rate of interest, for a designated purpose, to worthy members only.

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