FARM CREDIT SYSTEM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers and related businesses; originally capitalized by the federal government but now owned by its members and borrowers

Synonyms:

Farm Credit System; FCS

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Farm Credit System" is a kind of...):

banking industry; banking system (banks collectively)

Credits