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

The rate has been gradually dropping for decades, due to cigarette taxes, tobacco product price hikes, smoking bans, public education campaigns and changes in the social acceptability of lighting up in public. —Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 29 May 2026

In a normal year, the social workers network with students and families throughout the entire Fridley community and into the greater metro area — anywhere there might be a student in need. —Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026

Additional deputies located the rider outside an Eagle residence, and an ambulance took the rider to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, according to the social media post. —Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2026

This behavior stems from the social exposure of leadership and the desire to manage perception. —Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Rhymes for the social

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