Definitions for retirementrɪˈtaɪər mənt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

re•tire•mentrɪˈtaɪər mənt(n.)

  1. the act of retiring or the state of being retired.

  2. removal or withdrawal from an office or active service.

  3. privacy or seclusion.

  4. a private or secluded place.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. retirement(noun)

    the state of being retired from one's business or occupation

  2. retirement(noun)

    withdrawal from your position or occupation

  3. retirement, retreat(noun)

    withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation

    "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. retirement(noun)ɪˈtaɪər mənt

    the time when sb retires

    his retirement from the entertainment industry; to take early retirement

  2. retirementɪˈtaɪər mənt

    the period of sb's life when they have permanently stopped working

    the activities we planned for our retirement

Wiktionary

  1. retirement(Noun)

    An act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.

  2. retirement(Noun)

    : A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Retirement(noun)

    the act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer

  2. Retirement(noun)

    a place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Retirement

    The state of being retired from one's position or occupation.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. retirement

    An operation in which a force out of contact moves away from the enemy.


Translations for retirement

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

retirement(noun)

the act of retiring from work

It is not long till his retirement.

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