the social

noun

British, somewhat informal

: money provided by a government program to people who are unable to work because they are old, disabled, or unemployed

He's living on the social now.

Examples of the social in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the social psychologists who catapulted to prominence in the early two-thousands were less interested in the richer concept of eudaemonia and more interested in a thinner, hollower, and vastly more individualistic enterprise of happiness, of simply feeling good. —Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026

Nasaw also explores the social impact of various post-war measures, such as the GI Bill (which provided for educational, health care, disability and loan benefits) and the numerous National Housing Acts. —The Know, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026

Over a decade ago, Meta – then known as Facebook – hired social science researchers to analyze how the social network’s services were affecting users. —Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026

Today, neither is true, and decades of underinvestment have left the social safety net too thin to compensate. —Beth Shapiro, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for the social

• asocial
• prosocial
• unsocial
• antisocial
• biosocial
• homosocial
• psychosocial
• biopsychosocial