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retirement

retirement

320 1.6
A time in life after someone stops working because of age
  • noun
  • /rɪˈtaɪərmənt/
translation icon : jubilación
  • Many individuals invest in savings plans to ensure a comfortable retirement in their later years.
  • retirement age
  • retirement income
  • retirement years

You can look to your retirement as the liberation.

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Examples

  • And so a lot of people use those to to save for retirement and so on.

  • You know, I'm kind of looking forward to retirement, get back to all the projects and dreams I left behind.

  • So my dream date and my dream for retirement kind of changed a little bit.

  • And Martin has decided to take an early retirement; he has that much money put away.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Following his early retirement, he worked as a professional mentor for a local training company.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Based on life expectancy, retirement can be almost as long as your working career.

    Academic text (2012)
  • An elderly accountant died, and his widow moved into a retirement home overlooking the sea.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • After many years of hard work, she is looking forward to her retirement and spending more time with her family.

  • He has been planning for his retirement by saving money and considering where he wants to live.

Synonyms

superannuation
vsretirement
  • UK
1 9.4

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

is the life period after stopping work rather than the act or pension process
ret.
vsretirement
7.6

The time after a person stops working

has the same meaning but is the full form not an abbreviation

Antonyms

The time a person spends working in a job or career

A set time when a person must work and be available

Compounds

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

21 3.0

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

Money saved to give you regular income after you stop working

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

4 5.0

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

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

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

1 3.1

Regular monthly money a person gets after they stop working

An account that holds money to use after you stop working

Money you regularly save to use after you stop working

Doing less paid work while still having a job

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

retirement plan
  • Specialized
3.6

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

How Active

busyness
4 3.0
retirement
320 1.6

Surface Forms

retirement singular
retirements plural

Morphology

retirement = retire (transparent) = retire + ment

Derived from 'retire' + '-ment'; the resulting noun meaning 'the period or state after leaving work' is a common nominal extension and remains directly predictable.

Etymology

Retirement shares the same root as retreat and the verb retire, both meaning 'to move back' or 'withdraw', so retirement is the time in your life when you have stepped back from work and live more quietly.