[] () () in the UK, an organization like a bank that lends money to people who want to buy a home. People also save money with a building society房屋互助协会（在英国，指提供住房贷款及储蓄服务的组织）◆interest on savings held in banks and building societies在银行和房屋互助协会储蓄的利息➡savings and loan association