social security number
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social security number¹
noun social security numbers · social-security number · Social Security number
- 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.
- A corresponding number in other countries.
Social Security number²
noun Social Security numbers
- 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 |
| Français | numéro de sécurité sociale |
| Deutsch | Sozialversicherungsnummer |
| Русский | но́мер социа́льного обеспече́ния nómer sociálʹnovo obespečénija |
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title = {social security number},
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