Social Security

/ˌsoʊʃəl səˌkjʊrədi/

Definitions of Social Security

1. noun

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

   old-age insurance

   insurance paid to the elderly

   survivors insurance

   insurance paid to surviving spouses

   type of:

   social insurance

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