Definitions for retired
rɪˈtaɪərdre·tired

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. retired(adj)

   no longer active in your work or profession

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. retired(Adjective)

   Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.

2. retired(Adjective)

   Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.

3. retired(Adjective)

   That has left employment (of a person), especially on reaching pensionable age.

   The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Retired

   of Retire

2. Retired(adj)

   private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits

3. Retired(adj)

   withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'retired' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2967

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'retired' in Adjectives Frequency: #1001

Anagrams for retired »

1. tireder

2. retried

How to pronounce retired?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of retired in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of retired in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of retired in a Sentence

1. Margaret Drye:

   If you look at the demographics of the [State] House, it is substantially aged and it is substantially male and a good portion of the folks are retired. It’s nice to have a representation of the rest of the state at the State House making laws for us.

2. Michael Sokal:

   Our portfolio isn't what it was when we first retired, we have been drawing it down, and the performance isn't what we hoped for. It's a big concern.

3. Joseph Kinyua:

   It is with deep sorrow and shock that we announce the sudden passing on of Interior CS Retired General Joseph Nkaissery, gen. Nkaissery passed on at Karen Hospital in Nairobi a few hours after being admitted for a check-up.

4. Charles Augustin Sainte-Beauve:

   Vigny, more secretAs if in his tower of ivory, retired before noon.N.B. Vigny refers to Comte de Vigny, who locked himself in an ivory tower to work without the influences of man and desire.

5. Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn:

   General Allen as a retired officer was in charge of our current strategy for well over a year … and during that period of time the rise of radical Islamism and ISIS, you know, it exponentially grew, the strategy that John Allen was in charge of … it’s a failed strategy.

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