noun
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
• Syn: ↑Farm Credit System
• Hypernyms: ↑banking industry, ↑banking system
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abbreviationUsage: often not capitalized
free of capture and seizure
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abbr. Fellow of the Chemical Society
Useful english dictionary. 2012.