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FARM CREDIT SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)