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Social security number

Meaning

Noun

In American English:
A nine-digit number
to
itizens,
, and
(working)
under
205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act,
as 42 U.S.C. § 405(c)(2). The number is
to an individual by the Social Security Administration. Its
is to
individuals for
. Abbreviated as SSN. In
years the SSN has become a
number.
A
number in other countries.
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