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Social Insurance Number

British  

noun

  1. a nine-digit number used by the federal government to identify a citizen

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"But I don't have a Social Insurance Number or a bank account," Hershie said.

From Super Man and the Bug Out by Doctorow, Cory

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