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

Just before this case was to finally go to trial, Snapchat agreed to settle the Maynards’ lawsuit, as the couple alleged the social media platform is liable for the serious injury crash. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026

After Meta was outed as the company behind the data center, the social media giant and Piqua government officials said the project would bring economic investment to the region. — Naomi Nix, Time, 29 Oct. 2026

The opposition may soon have to grapple with the social divisions -- between right and left, and between Jews and Arabs -- that have widened during Netanyahu's long and polarizing rule. — Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026

Some of the social media posts paid for by Gina Hinojosa’s campaign for Texas governor don’t include a disclosure, despite a state regulation that likely requires it. — Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the social

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