Definition of "social security" []

• A government program that provides economic assistance to persons faced with unemployment, disability, or agedness, financed by assessment of employers and employees. (noun)
• The economic assistance provided by social security. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I found TJ's social security number and plugged it into the computer."
• "“His name and social security number are in this file?”"
• "I’ve got his social,” Montoya said, rattling off Simon Heller’s social security number while driving one-handed and bringing Zaroster up to speed."