SSN

American

abbreviation

Social Security number.

SSN British

abbreviation

severely subnormal; used of a person of very limited intelligence who needs special schooling

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Again, you can give them controlled access to your SSN.

From MarketWatch

There are legitimate scenarios where a trusted executor or power-of-attorney agent may need your SSN.

From MarketWatch

You can make those decisions now without having to hand over your SSN to children.

From MarketWatch

But your passwords and SSN are your own to keep.

From MarketWatch

If you don’t know both parents’ SSNs, you still can apply for your child’s SSN.”

From Los Angeles Times

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