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PRONUNCIATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

social security number  [ˈsəʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ ˈnʌmbə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

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Social security number is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Social Security number

In the United States, a Social Security number is a nine-digit number issued to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary residents under section 205 of the Social Security Act, codified as 42 U.S.C. § 405. The number is issued to an individual by the Social Security Administration, an independent agency of the United States government. Its primary purpose is to track individuals for Social Security purposes. A Social Security number may be obtained by applying on Form SS-5, "Application for A Social Security Number Card".

Definition of social security number in the English dictionary

The definition of social security number in the dictionary is a number issued by the government to every permanent resident in the US that is used on official forms etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER


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cucumber
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Humber
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lumbar
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lumber
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number
ˈnʌmbə
outnumber
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renumber
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rumba
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slumber
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

social realism
social recession
social register
social science
social scientist
social secretary
social security
Social Security Administration
social security benefits
social security card
social security payment
social service
social services
social skills
social spending
social standing
social stratification
social studies
social welfare
social work

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

accession number
account number
call number
climber
contact number
cool as a cucumber
f-number
house number
mobile number
order number
phone number
plumber
prime number
random number
reference number
registration number
serial number
street number
telephone number
VAT number
wrong number

Synonyms and antonyms of social security number in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «social security number» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

Find out the translation of social security number to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of social security number from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «social security number» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

社会安全号码
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Número de seguro social
570 millions of speakers

English

social security number
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सामाजिक सुरक्षा संख्या
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رقم الضمان الاجتماعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

номер социального страхования
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

número da Segurança Social
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সামাজিক নিরাপত্তা নম্বর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

numéro de sécurité sociale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

nombor keselamatan sosial
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sozialversicherungsnummer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

社会保障番号
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사회 보장 번호
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nomer keamanan sosial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

số an sinh xã hội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சமூக பாதுகாப்பு எண்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामाजिक सुरक्षा क्रमांक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sosyal Güvenlik numarası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

numero di Social Security
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

numer ubezpieczenia społecznego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

номер соціального страхування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

numărul de securitate socială
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αριθμός κοινωνικής ασφάλισης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sosiale sekerheid nommer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

personnummer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

personnummer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of social security number

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER»

The term «social security number» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.681 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about social security number

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER»

Discover the use of social security number in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to social security number and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
2004 Social Security Explained
Criminal penalties are provided for (1) knowingly and willfully using a Social Security number that was obtained with false information, (2) using someone else's Social Security number, (3) disclosing or compelling the disclosure of someone ...
Avram Sacks, CCH Incorporated, 2004
2
Naked in Cyberspace: How to Find Personal Information Online
A company may also perform a Social Security number search against the credit files in order to identify any other names used by the individual, as well as anyone else who may be using the same Social Security number to obtain credit.
Carole A. Lane, 2002
3
Programming in C++
PROBLEM You are beginning to work on a problem that needs to output names in several formats along with the corresponding social security number. As a start , you decide to write a short C++ program that inputs a social security number ...
Nell B. Dale, Chip Weems, 2004
4
Social Security For Dummies
Protecting. Your. Number. and. Securing. Your. Card. In This Chapter ▷ Obtaining a Social Security number ▷ Taking care of your Social Security card ▷ Safeguarding your Social Security number ...
Jonathan Peterson, 2012
5
Computer Architecture and Implementation
We want to design a system to access the records of a class of 66 students; each student has a unique social security number. A social security number has 9 decimal digits, giving approximately 109 unique addresses whereas there are only ...
Harvey G. Cragon, 2000
6
Social Security Benefits Handbook, 5E
Every person who applies for Social Security benefits is assigned a claim number and all records are maintained by that number. The claim number consists of the Social Security number of the worker on whose account the benefits are based ...
Stanley Tomkiel III
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The Canadian in America: Real-Life Tax and Financial ...
Social Security Number/ITIN Social Security Number (SSN) Similar to the Social Insurance number (sin) issued in Canada, the U.S. issues a Social Security number, but note that they are two completely different numbers for two different ...
Brian D. Wruk, 2007
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Computerization and Controversy: Value Conflicts and Social ...
I can try to help you keep your Social Security Number from being used as a tool in the invasion of your privacy. Short History of the Social Security Number Social Security Numbers (SSNs) were introduced by the Social Security Act of 1935.
Rob Kling, 1996
9
Export/import Procedures and Documentation
2B -Social Security Number • Complete this block if no Internal Revenue Service employer identification number has been assigned. The Social Security number should belong to the pnncipal or owner of the company or I the individual who ...
Thomas E. Johnson, 2002
10
Consumer Protection Law Developments
more than four sequential digits of the Social Security number.418 A section of Arizona's law (effective January 1, 2009) generally prohibits printing more than five sequential digits of a Social Security number on any card required to receive  ...
‎2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term social security number is used in the context of the following news items.
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They ask for your Social Security number, but you don't have to give it
What's interesting is the number was never intended to serve as a personal identification document. Your social security number was designed to record your ... «13WMAZ, Jul 15»
2
OPM: 21.5 Million Social Security Numbers Stolen From …
Updated at 9:40 p.m. ET. The U.S. government says it's concluded "with high confidence" that the Social Security numbers of 21.5 million people were stolen ... «NPR, Jul 15»
3
U.S. Hack May Have Disclosed 18 Million Social Security Numbers
The agency that manages U.S. government personnel records is investigating whether Social Security numbers for as many as 18 million people were taken in ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
4
Stolen Data From Massive United States Federal Hack Is Worth …
A typical data set includes a person's Social Security number, address, phone numbers, gender, date of birth, race, marital status and ethnicity which is enough ... «Techworm, Jun 15»
5
Social Security Numbers Of Every Federal Employee Stolen In Data …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers stole personnel data and Social Security numbers for every federal employee, a government worker union said Thursday, ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
6
Union: Social Security numbers for every federal employee stolen in …
"We believe that Social Security numbers were not encrypted, a cybersecurity failure that is absolutely indefensible and outrageous," the AFGE letter said. «Washington Examiner, Jun 15»
7
Report: Social Security overpaid disability benefits by $17 billion
One man was convicted of fraud in 2005 while he was getting benefits under his father's Social Security number. Minors can do this if they have legitimate ... «Business Insider, Jun 15»
8
Chinese breach data of 4 million federal workers
The intruders in the OPM case gained access to information that included employees' Social Security numbers, job assignments, performance ratings and ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
9
IRS hack: What to do when your Social Security number is exposed
Consumers are prodded to reset online passwords after they're leaked in a cyberattack. But what to do when a Social Security number becomes public? «Los Angeles Times, May 15»
10
Should We Kill the Social Security Number?
The Anthem breach alone exposed 80 million Social Security numbers, and then was quickly followed by the Premera breach that exposed yet another 11 ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»

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