social security number

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social security number¹

noun social security numbers · social-security number · Social Security number

  1. US A nine-digit number issued by the Social Security Administration to citizens, permanent residents, and certain temporary workers, primarily to track people for taxation purposes, and in recent years serving as a de facto national identification number.
  2. A corresponding number in other countries.

Social Security number²

noun Social Security numbers

  1. Alternative letter-case form of social security number

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noun corresponding number in other countries

日本語社会保障番号 shakai hoshō bangō
中文社會安全號碼 /社会安全号码 shèhuì ānquán hàomǎ
Françaisnuméro de sécurité sociale
DeutschSozialversicherungsnummer
Русскийно́мер социа́льного обеспече́ния nómer sociálʹnovo obespečénija

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@misc{social_security_number_2026,
  title = {social security number},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/social%20security%20number},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}