seguridad social
Definition
A government-sponsored social insurance program providing financial support for retirement, disability, unemployment, maternity, and other life events, common in Spain and Latin American countries.
The national system of social welfare contributions and benefits, including pensions, healthcare, and worker protections, funded by payroll taxes.
Examples
Después de cotizar cuarenta años, mi tío por fin cobra su seguridad social y planea mudarse a una hamaca permanente.
After contributing for forty years, my uncle finally collects his social security and plans to move to a permanent hammock.
La seguridad social salvó a mi vecino del caos cuando perdió el empleo; ahora presume de su nuevo hobby: coleccionar facturas pagadas.
Social security saved my neighbor from chaos when he lost his job; now he brags about his new hobby: collecting paid bills.
En vez de una jubilación dorada, la seguridad social le dio a mi jefe un colchón modesto, pero suficiente para quejar menos en las reuniones familiares.
Instead of a golden retirement, social security gave my boss a modest cushion, but enough to complain less at family gatherings.
Cotizamos a la seguridad social como si fuera una lotería estatal, esperando que el número ganador sea nuestra vejez tranquila.
We contribute to social security like it's a state lottery, hoping our winning number is a peaceful old age.