department of social security

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Definition of department of social security in English English dictionary

DSS a British government department which used to be responsible for paying various types of benefit (=money paid by the government to support people who need it, for example people who are poor, people who are too old or too sick to work, and people who cannot find jobs) . This department changed its name in 2001 and became the Department for Work and Pensions

dss

Hyphenation

de·part·ment of so·cial se·cu·ri·ty

Turkish pronunciation

dîpärtmınt ıv sōşıl sîkyûrıti

Pronunciation

/dəˈpärtmənt əv ˈsōsʜəl səˈkyo͝orətē/ /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt əv ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrətiː/