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Definitions for retired
rɪˈtaɪərdre·tired
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Princeton's WordNet
retired(adj)
no longer active in your work or profession
Wiktionary
retired(Adjective)
Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.
retired(Adjective)
Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.
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
Retired
of Retire
Retired(adj)
private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits
Retired(adj)
withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'retired' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2967
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'retired' in Adjectives Frequency: #1001
Anagrams for retired »
tireder
retried
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of retired in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of retired in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of retired in a Sentence
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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