"stokvel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stokvels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stokvel (plural stokvels)
  1. (South Africa) A small, informal syndicate of people who regularly contribute money to a shared fund of savings. Tags: South-Africa
    Sense id: en-stokvel-en-noun-en:small_informal_syndicate_in_South_Africa Categories (other): South African English
  2. (South Africa) A small, informal syndicate of people who regularly contribute money to a shared fund of savings.
    (often) Such a group in which members periodically take turns in drawing money from the accumulated fund.
    Tags: South-Africa, often
    Sense id: en-stokvel-en-noun-en:small_informal_syndicate_in_South_Africa1 Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bank

Inflected forms

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