slate club

• Устаревший термин, обозначающий небольшой неформальный сберегательный клуб или кооператив, где участники регулярно вносят деньги и по очереди получают общий фонд, часто использовавшийся рабочими сообществами в Великобритании.

An old-fashioned term referring to a small, informal savings club or cooperative where members contribute money regularly and take turns receiving the pooled funds, often used by working-class communities in the UK.

1. Historical savings schemeC1formalbritish

   A type of informal savings club, common in the UK in the 19th and early 20th centuries, where members contributed small amounts of money regularly, recorded on a slate, and received a lump sum at the end of a period, often for Christmas or holidays.

   Историческая сберегательная схема

   • My grandmother used to put money into a slate club every week for Christmas presents.
   • The slate club was a popular way for working-class families to save.
   • He recorded each member's contribution in the slate club ledger.