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Social Security

DEFINITIONS OF: Social Security

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n 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
WORD FAMILY
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