credit union

noun

: a cooperative association that makes small loans to its members at low interest rates and offers other banking services (such as savings and checking accounts)

Examples of credit union in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

PocketGuard supports thousands of financial institutions, including many banks, credit unions and credit card issuers. — Catherine Collins, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Try a credit union Credit unions are one such type of lender with lower-than-average rates. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 8 July 2026

Tiffany Greenway, vice president of operations at Tru Service Community Federal Credit Union, 11001 Hermitage Road, said floodwater can reach the edge of the credit union's parking lot. — Casey Mann, Arkansas Online, 8 July 2026

The court document details three deposits, ranging from $500 to $700, from Bridgewater into a credit union account from June to December 2022 that were then partially withdrawn, allegedly to make cash payments to Ammons. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for credit union

• antiunion
• communion
• disunion
• nonunion

Kids Definition

credit union

noun

: a cooperative association that makes small loans to its members at low interest rates and offers other banking services (as savings and checking accounts)

Legal Definition

credit union

noun

: a cooperative association that makes small loans to its members at low interest rates and offers other banking services (as savings and checking accounts)