Social Security
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrɪti/
- US
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Seguridad Social
- One of us has spent his entire life fighting against cuts in Social Security, wanting to expand Social Security.
- Social Security benefits
- Social Security number
- Social Security and Medicare
So you will have potentially reduced Social Security benefits upon retirement.
- So you will have potentially reduced Social Security benefits upon retirement.
- No health insurance, no Social Security, nothing.
- FDR came up with policies to give benefits, Social Security and money to single mothers.
- Because Social Security and Medicare are bankrupt.
- We got to tell people on government pensions, on Social Security, on Medicare.
- Obama, we won't, we won't change CPI for Social Security even in a grand bargain.
- So why do smart people think wrong things like Social Security adds to the budget deficit and debt?
- But what kind of Social Security like is there for disabled people?
- Gay people will fight for MAGA seniors to keep their Social Security.
- What matters is can I buy food, right, with my Social Security check at the answer is no, right?
Examples
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She had just moved down to Florida earlier that year to finally retire on Social Security.
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By providing for the financial needs of the elderly, Social Security frees adult children.
Academic text (1991) -
OK, we have a Social Security crisis.
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No health insurance, no Social Security, nothing.
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And the idea that now no Social Security is even safe, right?
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Now we're gonna lose out on the social security payment.
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You forgot to give me your Social Security number.
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I was left with the choice of Social Security or health.
Academic text (2008) -
He'd been living at a senior citizens' home and getting by on Social Security and food stamps.
Academic text (2011) -
Many seniors rely on Social Security benefits to support their living expenses after retirement.
Synonyms
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A government system that pays people who are sick, old, or out of work
How Extensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'social' (relating to society/community) and 'security' (protection/financial safety) combine to suggest a state-provided system of protection or benefits, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the general idea. However, the precise institutional meaning (a specific government program with pensions, unemployment insurance, etc.), its scope and administrative details are not fully predictable from the words alone, so full understanding requires prior exposure.
Etymology
Social Security gets its name from a 1930s government program that promised a regular, safe income for people who could not work. The word social shows it is for the whole community and security means financial safety, so today Social Security refers to government money to help people in 'retirement', when they are 'disabled', or 'unemployed'.