English Explanatory Dictionary

retirement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An act of retiring; withdrawal.
  2. The state of being retired; seclusion.
  3. A place of seclusion or privacy; a retreat.
  4. The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.
  5. The act of leaving one's career or employment permanently.

Pronunciation

/ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ).mənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retirement.wav

Word forms

retirement retirements

Etymology

From French retirement, from retirer (“withdraw, retire”); corresponding to retire + -ment.

Synonyms

departure withdrawment privacy seclusion solitude retreat

Related words

retire

Derived words

deed of retirement early retirement early retirement pensioner microretirement miniretirement nonretirement postretirement preretirement protirement retirement annuity contract retirement annuity plan retirement community retirement home retirement syndrome retirement village semiretirement unretirement
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