"social security number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: social security numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=social security number}} social security number (plural social security numbers)
  1. (US) A nine-digit number issued to citizens, permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents by the Social Security Administration under section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act, codified as 42 U.S.C. § 405(c)(2), introduced primarily to track people for taxation purposes, and in recent years serving as a de facto national identification number. Tags: US Synonyms: SSN, Social Security number, social-security number Related terms: national insurance number, NI number [UK] Translations (nine-digit number issued in the US under the Social Security Act): სოციალური უსაფრთხოების ნომერი (socialuri usaprtxoebis nomeri) (Georgian), naaltsoos dootłʼizhí (Navajo)
    Sense id: en-social_security_number-en-noun-siA2M69Y Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'nine-digit number issued in the US under the Social Security Act': 94 6
  2. A corresponding number in other countries. Translations (corresponding number in other countries): 社會安全號碼 (Chinese Mandarin), 社会安全号码 (shèhuì ānquán hàomǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), sosiaaliturvatunnus (Finnish), henkilötunnus (Finnish), numéro de sécurité sociale [masculine] (French), Sozialversicherungsnummer [feminine] (German), tajszám (Hungarian), 社会保障番号 (shakai hoshō bangō) (alt: しゃかいほしょうばんごう) (Japanese), но́мер социа́льного обеспече́ния (nómer sociálʹnovo obespečénija) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-social_security_number-en-noun-rqh-7Z-9 Disambiguation of 'corresponding number in other countries': 9 91

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