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retirement

retirement

204 2.1
To stop working at a job permanently because of age or long service
  • noun
  • /rɪˈtaɪərmənt/
: jubilación
  • Deputy Marshal Neruda is less than three months from retirement.
  • early retirement
  • retirement age
  • retirement decision

The unions next began demanding early retirement with full pensions.

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Examples

  • The unions next began demanding early retirement with full pensions.

    Patrick Boyle

  • After her mother's death and his early retirement, her dad devoted his time to fishing.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • After putting in his time and drawing retirement from Uncle Sugar, he went back home.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Invest in mutual funds, plan for retirement, buy some life insurance.

  • Well, you can take an early retirement, collect disability.

    Trouble with the Curve (2012)

  • So this is obviously forcing employees to save more for retirement unless they intentionally opt out.

  • When her husband offers to take early retirement so they can go traveling, Betty just worries more.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • I'll quit teaching, get my retirement annuity underway, and do a little writing.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Following early retirement, he joined the staff at the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine.

    Academic text (2017)

  • After 30 years of service, she looked forward to her retirement and traveling the world.

Synonyms

resignation
vsretirement
  • Formal
200 3.4

Leaving a job or the written notice saying you will leave it

is permanent leaving usually prompted by age or long service
superannuation
vsretirement
  • UK
1 9.4

Leaving work after reaching a set retirement age, often with a pension

is the general act of leaving work not only when a fixed age applies
stepping down
vsretirement
3.7

Leaving a position of authority or responsibility

is leaving the whole job permanently not only giving up authority

Antonyms

work
∞ 1.0

Effort people use to do a job or task

employment
458 2.1

Having a paid job

Compounds

retirement plan
31 3.0

A set of savings and investments that gives you money after you stop working

retirement account
  • US
23 3.0

A plan where you save money to use after you stop working

retirement fund
19 3.1

Money saved to give you regular income after you stop working

retirement benefit
16 3.4

A regular payment someone gets after they stop working, often from a pension

retirement community
16 3.0

A place where older people live and get help and take part in group activities

retirement program
5 3.0

A plan that helps people save money to use after they stop working

individual retirement account
  • Specialized
5 5.0

A US savings account for money used after you stop working that grows without tax until you take it out

retirement pension
4 2.7

A regular payment to people who have stopped working, often from the government or an employer

semi-retirement
1 3.5

Doing less paid work while still having a job

retirement check
  • US
1 3.1

Regular monthly money a person gets after they stop working

retirement savings account
1 3.1

An account that holds money to use after you stop working

retirement savings plan
1 2.5

Money you regularly save to use after you stop working

retirement complex
1 3.8

A place where older people live and get help and join activities

retirement plan
  • Specialized
1 3.6

A plan to take equipment or software out of use and remove it safely

How Gradual

retirement
204 2.1
resignation
  • Formal
200 3.4

Surface Forms

retirement singular
retirements plural

Morphology

retirement = retire (transparent) = retire + ment

Formed straightforwardly from the verb 'retire' + '-ment' meaning the act or process of retiring; the event sense is directly derived.

Etymology

Retirement comes from an old French verb retirer meaning 'to pull back', the same idea as retreat, so to retire from a job is to step back and leave your work after many years.