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Noun: thrift institution
Usage: US
  1. A depository financial institution intended to encourage personal savings and home buying
    "The local thrift institution offered competitive rates on savings accounts and mortgages";
    - thrift [US]

Derived forms: thrift institutions

Type of: bank, banking company, banking concern, depository financial institution

Encyclopedia: Thrift institution