FICA

or F.I.C.A.

[ fahy-kuh, fee- ]

1. Federal Insurance Contributions Act: U.S. government legislation under which taxes are levied for the support of Social Security.

FICA

1. An acronym for F ederal I nsurance C ontributions A ct. FICA taxes are deducted from the pay of most American workers to support Social Security programs.

Example Sentences

Obama could say "I'll go with you on chained CPI, but let's raise the FICA tax cap."

From The Daily Beast

It's now around $115,000 (that is, FICA taxes are taken out only of wages up to that level).

From The Daily Beast

I say, as I've said before, that Obama should put on the table raising the cap on FICA taxes.

From The Daily Beast

And even in less rancorous times, restructuring the FICA tax would be a gargantuan job.

From The Daily Beast

I agree with Scroll Down from that other thread, who wants to lift the cap (right now around $108,000) on the FICA tax.

From The Daily Beast

The mother-in-law greets the bride by making the sign mano in fica with her right hand.

From Project Gutenberg

A molher do almocreve Passa vida regalada Sem se importar se o marido Fica morto na estrada.

From Project Gutenberg

From this circumstance far la fica became a term of derision, and was adopted by other nations.

From Project Gutenberg