Phrase guide

credit union

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A financial cooperative similar to a bank but owned and controlled by its members, often restricted to a local area or sometimes to a single profession.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, finance

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noun

Meaning 2

a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: depository financial institution, bank, banking concern, banking company

History

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 信用合作社 (xìnyòng hézuòshè) — financial cooperative
  • Chinese Mandarin: 儲蓄互助社 /储蓄互助社 (chǔxù hùzhùshè) — financial cooperative
  • Finnish: osuuspankki — financial cooperative
  • French: banque coopérative — financial cooperative
  • German: Genossenschaftsbank — financial cooperative
  • German: Kreditgenossenschaft — financial cooperative
  • Greek: πιστωτικός συνεταιρισμός (pistotikós synetairismós) — financial cooperative
  • Icelandic: lánasamvinnufélag — financial cooperative
  • Japanese: 信用協同組合 (shin'yō kyōdō kumiai) — financial cooperative
  • Māori: uniana whakanama — financial cooperative
  • Portuguese: cooperativa de crédito — financial cooperative
  • Romanian: uniune de credit — financial cooperative
  • Romanian: bancă-cooperativă — financial cooperative
  • Russian: креди́тный кооперати́в (kredítnyj kooperatív) — financial cooperative
  • Russian: креди́тный сою́з (kredítnyj sojúz) — financial cooperative
  • Russian: кооперати́вный банк (kooperatívnyj bank) — financial cooperative
  • Tagalog: kaisahang pamantaw — financial cooperative