"ROSCA" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ROSCAs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ROSCA (plural ROSCAs)
  1. Acronym of rotating savings and credit association: a group of individuals who agree to meet for a defined period of time in order to save and borrow together; members all chip in regularly and take turns withdrawing accumulated sums. Wikipedia link: ROSCA Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: rotating savings and credit association (extra: a group of individuals who agree to meet for a defined period of time in order to save and borrow together; members all chip in regularly and take turns withdrawing accumulated sums) Hyponyms: chama, chit fund, kameti, likelemba, ménage, motshelo, stokvel, susu, tanda
    Sense id: en-ROSCA-en-noun-b~kgvzgw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments

Inflected forms

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