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

He’s also expected to deliver more than a straightforward genre film, emphasizing the social realism aspects and sensory prose of the novel. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 July 2026

In medieval literature the dragon’s refusal to share its wealth symbolizes chaos, greed, and the social harm caused when valuable resources are removed from circulation. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Indeed, the social traumas of They Marched Under the Sun are not only echoes of a past regime. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Again, though, the social-media and talk-radio universe turned the Skubal comments into a firestorm. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Rhymes for the social

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