retirement
- noun
- /rɪˈtaɪərmənt/
- 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.
- The unions next began demanding early retirement with full pensions.
- Because Tom Brady had a fake retirement, as it turned out.
- But then Rapinoe announced their retirement and I thought that is an extra rocket.
- He became CEO in March when the prior CEO announced his retirement.
- But Lisa Dahl recently announced his retirement.
Examples
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The unions next began demanding early retirement with full pensions.
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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.
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Well, you can take an early retirement, collect disability.
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So this is obviously forcing employees to save more for retirement unless they intentionally opt out.
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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
Leaving a job or the written notice saying you will leave it
Leaving a position of authority or responsibility
Leaving work after reaching a set retirement age, often with a pension
Antonyms
Compounds
A place where older people live and get help and take part in group activities
A regular payment someone gets after they stop working, often from a pension
- Specialized
A US savings account for money used after you stop working that grows without tax until you take it out
A regular payment to people who have stopped working, often from the government or an employer
- Specialized
A plan to take equipment or software out of use and remove it safely
How Gradual
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.