( friendly societies)
A friendly society is an organization to which people regularly pay small amounts of money and which then gives them money when they retire or when they are ill. ( BRIT )
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( friendly societies)
A friendly society is an organization to which people regularly pay small amounts of money and which then gives them money when they retire or when they are ill. ( BRIT )
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006