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social security

so·cial se·cu·ri·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [soh-shuh l si-kyoo r-i-tee]
    • /ˈsoʊ ʃəl sɪˈkyʊər ɪ ti/
    • /ˈsəʊʃl sɪˈkjʊərəti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soh-shuh l si-kyoo r-i-tee]
    • /ˈsoʊ ʃəl sɪˈkyʊər ɪ ti/

Definitions of social security words

  • noun social security (usually initial capital letters) a program of old-age, unemployment, health, disability, and survivors insurance maintained by the U.S. federal government through compulsory payments by specific employer and employee groups. 1
  • noun social security the theory or practice of providing economic security and social welfare for the individual through government programs maintained by moneys from public taxation. 1
  • noun social security welfare program 1
  • uncountable noun social security Social security is a system under which a government pays money regularly to certain groups of people, for example the sick, the unemployed, or those with no other income. 0
  • noun social security public provision for the economic, and sometimes social, welfare of the aged, unemployed, etc, esp through pensions and other monetary assistance 0
  • noun social security a government programme designed to provide such assistance 0
See all 8 definitions of social security

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Origin of social security

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Social security

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Social security

social security popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for social security

noun social security

  • annuity — An annuity is an investment or insurance policy that pays someone a fixed sum of money each year.
Just one Synonym for social security

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