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URSSAF
Read as a wordOfficialB2Meaning
union de recouvrement des cotisations de sécurité sociale et d'allocations familiales
The body that collects social contributions from employees and the self-employed. Its name is on every payslip, and it is where a freelancer declares income.
How it is said
ursaf
Gender and article
l'URSSAF · feminine
Where you meet it
A payslip, a letter, a freelancer's online account.
Example
Cotisations URSSAF : 320,15 euros, prélevées sur le salaire brut.
URSSAF contributions: 320.15 euros, deducted from gross pay.
In the DELF
reading B2
Watch out
Read « ursaf », as one word, feminine: l'URSSAF. Nobody knows the full form by heart, and there is no need to.