social security number

English

Noun

social security number (plural social security numbers)

1. (US) A nine-digit number issued to citizens, permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents under section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act, codified as 42 U.S.C. § 405(c)(2). The number is issued to an individual by the Social Security Administration. Its primary purpose is to track individuals for taxation purposes. Abbreviated as SSN. In recent years the SSN has become a de facto national identification number.
2. A corresponding number in other countries.

Translations

nine-digit number issued in the US under the Social Security Act

• Navajo: naaltsoos dootłʼizhí
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corresponding number in other countries

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 社會安全號碼／社会安全号码 (shèhuì ānquán hàomǎ), 社会安全号码 (shèhuì ānquán hàomǎ)

• Finnish: sosiaaliturvatunnus (fi), henkilötunnus (fi)
• French: numéro de sécurité sociale m
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• German: Sozialversicherungsnummer f
• Hungarian: tajszám
• Japanese: 社会保障番号 (しゃかいほしょうばんごう, shakai hoshō bangō)
• Russian: но́мер социа́льного обеспече́ния m (nómer sociálʹnovo obespečénija)