social security
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
social security
noun
social security
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SOCIAL SECURITY
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a program in which the government provides money to people who are unable to work because they are old, disabled, or unemployed
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Social Security
:
a program in the U.S. that requires workers to make regular payments to a government fund which is used to make payments to people who are unable to work because they are old, disabled, or retired
— abbreviation SS
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Social Security benefits/tax
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or
Social Security
:
money that is paid out through a social security program
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She is living on social security.
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He began collecting/receiving Social Security checks.
