Social Security number
noun
: a number that is given to each citizen of the U.S. by the government and that is used for the Social Security program and for official forms and records
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After all, the purpose of the Form W-9 is to provide and verify the taxpayer’s Social Security number.
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Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Like with many new tax breaks, taxpayers must include a valid Social Security number on the return.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Scammers who gain the victim's full Social Security number are often able to take the victim's funds and steal the victim's identity.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Bobba had sorted people with a Social Security number by age and found more than 12 million over 120 years old still listed in the agency’s data.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
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Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Like with many new tax breaks, taxpayers must include a valid Social Security number on the return.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Scammers who gain the victim's full Social Security number are often able to take the victim's funds and steal the victim's identity.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Bobba had sorted people with a Social Security number by age and found more than 12 million over 120 years old still listed in the agency’s data.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Social Security number
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“Social Security number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Social%20Security%20number. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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