retirement
the act of retiring or of leaving one's job, career, or occupation permanently, usually because of age: I'm looking forward to my retirement from teaching.
the portion of a person's life during which a person is retired: What will you do in retirement?
a pension or other income on which a retired person lives: His retirement is barely enough to pay the rent.
the act of retiring, withdrawing, or leaving; the state of being retired: After a competitive day on the golf course, she enjoys a quiet retirement to the residents' lounge.
removal of something from service or use: retirement of the space shuttle fleet.
withdrawal of a jury from a courtroom to deliberate in private on a verdict.
orderly withdrawal of a military force, according to plan, without pressure from the enemy.
withdrawal of securities from the market by a corporation, as through payment at maturity, repurchase, or exchange.
withdrawal into privacy or seclusion.
privacy or seclusion.
a private or secluded place.
Baseball, Cricket. the act or instance of the defense putting out or ending the offensive play of a batter, runner, side, etc. The retirement of the Brewers in the third inning came only after they scored six more runs.
noting or pertaining to retirement: retirement pay.
Origin of retirement
1Other words from retirement
- non·re·tire·ment, noun
- post·re·tire·ment, adjective
- pre·re·tire·ment, adjective, noun
- sem·i·re·tire·ment, noun
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How to use retirement in a sentence
Second, social security is not the only way that current workers pay for retirements.
We might get a global pandemic that kills a bunch of elderly people, or a vogue for later retirements might suddenly develope.
You're Doing it Wrong: Social Security Life Expectancy Calculations | Megan McArdle | January 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs the retirements of Jon Kyl and Jim Webb make plain, the era of Senator-for-Life Strom Thurmond is over.
Jon Kyl Retires: Who's the Next Senate Dropout? | David A. Graham | February 11, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTBut congressional experts say the retirements are a sign of a changing political environment.
Jon Kyl Retires: Who's the Next Senate Dropout? | David A. Graham | February 11, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTTheir retirements come early in the game, too, just weeks after the 112th Congress was sworn in.
Jon Kyl Retires: Who's the Next Senate Dropout? | David A. Graham | February 11, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
These nightly retirements, in the sequel, gave rise to the first suspicion of his alienation from the church of Rome.
Fox's Book of Martyrs | John FoxeCommand such as wait me Not to presume, at the least for half an hour, To press on my retirements.
The Plays of Philip Massinger | Philip MassingerThere have been several advances made by the French into Lorraine, and several retirements.
These garden-walls, so delicious in their bowery retirements within, were not interesting outside to the pedestrian.
The Doctor's Family | Mrs. (Margaret) OliphantI had the opportunity of witnessing six of these retirements from the rear companies.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force | Sir Winston S. Churchill
British Dictionary definitions for retirement
/ (rɪˈtaɪəmənt) /
the act of retiring from one's work, office, etc
(as modifier): retirement age
the period of being retired from work: she had many plans for her retirement
seclusion from the world; privacy
the act of going away or retreating
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