the social
noun
British, somewhat informal
: money provided by a government program to people who are unable to work because they are old, disabled, or unemployed
He's living on the social now.
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But now, the child begins to learn that the approval of their caregivers may be contingent on the social appropriateness of their behavior.
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Dr. Rami Kaminski, Time, 18 June 2025
On Medicaid, for example, some centrist House Republicans are griping about the upper chamber’s decision to cap provider taxes at 3.5 percent by 2031 — a decrease from the current 6 percent — for states that expanded the social safety net program under the Affordable Care Act.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 18 June 2025
Even the social, nationalist conception was merely the extension of self-love to one’s community or one’s nation; to progress, humanity must transcend such selfish motives.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2025
Associated Press Federal prosecutors say the social media posts include separate, explicit threats by Stinson to use a gun, knife and poison President Trump.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
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Dr. Rami Kaminski, Time, 18 June 2025
On Medicaid, for example, some centrist House Republicans are griping about the upper chamber’s decision to cap provider taxes at 3.5 percent by 2031 — a decrease from the current 6 percent — for states that expanded the social safety net program under the Affordable Care Act.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 18 June 2025
Even the social, nationalist conception was merely the extension of self-love to one’s community or one’s nation; to progress, humanity must transcend such selfish motives.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2025
Associated Press Federal prosecutors say the social media posts include separate, explicit threats by Stinson to use a gun, knife and poison President Trump.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for the social
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“The social.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20social. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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