| social security n. 1. often Social Security Abbr. SS A government program that provides economic assistance to persons faced with unemployment, disability, or agedness, financed by assessment of employers and employees. 2. The economic assistance provided by social security. |
social security
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) public provision for the economic, and sometimes social, welfare of the aged, unemployed, etc., esp through pensions and other monetary assistance
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often capitals) a government programme designed to provide such assistance
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| Noun | 1. |  Social Security - social welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistancesocial insurance - government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue old-age insurance - insurance paid to the elderly survivors insurance - insurance paid to surviving spouses |
Translations
social security n → previdenza sociale
to be on social security (fam) → ricevere sussidi dalla previdenza sociale
Department of Social Security (Brit) → Istituto di Previdenza Sociale
to be on social security (fam) → ricevere sussidi dalla previdenza sociale
Department of Social Security (Brit) → Istituto di Previdenza Sociale
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