social security
noun
1
: the principle or practice or a program of public provision (as through social insurance or assistance) for the economic security and social welfare of the individual and his or her family
especially,
Social Security
: a U.S. government program established in 1935 to include old-age and survivors insurance, contributions to state unemployment insurance, and old-age assistance
2
: money paid out through a social security program
began collecting social security
Examples of social security in a Sentence
She is living on social security.
He began collecting Social Security checks.
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The data includes addresses, names, social security numbers and claims data for enrollees in those states, according to the memo and two people familiar with what the states sent to CMS.
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Kimberly Kindy, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Company officials have blamed the federal Department of Homeland Security’s nationwide E-Verify system, which relies on documents and social security numbers to determine whether potential employees can work in the U.S. legally.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 12 June 2025
The caretaker stole the man’s social security checks and emptied his bank account with ATM withdrawals.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
Consistently lower fertility rates can result in a smaller workforce, slow economic growth, and strain social security and pension systems.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 20 May 2025
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Kimberly Kindy, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Company officials have blamed the federal Department of Homeland Security’s nationwide E-Verify system, which relies on documents and social security numbers to determine whether potential employees can work in the U.S. legally.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 12 June 2025
The caretaker stole the man’s social security checks and emptied his bank account with ATM withdrawals.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
Consistently lower fertility rates can result in a smaller workforce, slow economic growth, and strain social security and pension systems.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for social security
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“Social security.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20security. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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