savings and loan

1. 1.

   a thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages

   Synonymssavings and loan association

   Broaderthrift institution

   Narrowerbuilding society

Questions about savings and loan

What does savings and loan mean?

savings and loan means "a thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages".

What is another word for savings and loan?

Close synonyms include savings and loan association. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.