SOCIAL SECURITY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Social welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("Social Security" is a kind of...):

social insurance (government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Social Security"):

old-age insurance (insurance paid to the elderly)

survivors insurance (insurance paid to surviving spouses)

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