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

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum took to the social platform X on Sunday to urge people in Jalisco, Colima, Nayarit and Michoacan to stay sheltered until the government issues a notification that the danger has passed. — Fernando Llano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

And a devotée of the social life such as her should be familiar with all the booze-absorbing foods of the night. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Despite the massive suppression of leftwing parties, the social democrats lost only one seat. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

In late August, the social media conglomerate Meta reached a $17 billion settlement with a coalition of 48 states, the District of Columbia, and three territories and promised to change its policies and settings to protect children. — Darius Tahir, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the social

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