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social security

social security noun
social security
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SOCIAL SECURITY
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: a program in which the government provides money to people who are unable to work because they are old, disabled, or unemployed
or Social Security : a program in the U.S. that requires workers to make regular payments to a government fund which is used to make payments to people who are unable to work because they are old, disabled, or retired abbreviation SS
or Social Security : money that is paid out through a social security program