What does retirement mean?
Definitions for retirement
rɪˈtaɪər məntre·tire·ment
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word retirement.
Princeton's WordNet
retirementnoun
the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
retirementnoun
withdrawal from your position or occupation
retirement, retreatnoun
withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
"the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"
Wiktionary
retirementnoun
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.
retirementnoun
A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Retirementnoun
Etymology: from retire.
My retirement there tempted me to divert those melancholy thoughts. John Denham, Dedication.
Caprea had been the retirement of Augustus for some time, and the residence of Tiberius for many years. Addison.
An elegant sufficiency, content,
Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books,
Progressive virtue, and approving heaven. James Thomson.Short retirement urges sweet return. John Milton.
In this retirement of the mind from the senses, it retains a yet more incoherent manner of thinking, which we call dreaming. John Locke.
Wikipedia
Retirement
Retirement is the withdrawal from one's position or occupation or from one's active working life. A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours or workload. Many people choose to retire when they are elderly or incapable of doing their job due to health reasons. People may also retire when they are eligible for private or public pension benefits, although some are forced to retire when bodily conditions no longer allow the person to work any longer (by illness or accident) or as a result of legislation concerning their positions. In most countries, the idea of retirement is of recent origin, being introduced during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Previously, low life expectancy, lack of social security and the absence of pension arrangements meant that most workers continued to work until their death. Germany was the first country to introduce retirement benefits in 1889.Nowadays, most developed countries have systems to provide pensions on retirement in old age, funded by employers or the state. In many poorer countries, there is no support for the elderly beyond that provided through the family. Today, retirement with a pension is considered a right of the worker in many societies; hard ideological, social, cultural and political battles have been fought over whether this is a right. In many Western countries, this is a right embodied in national constitutions. An increasing number of individuals are choosing to put off this point of total retirement, by selecting to exist in the emerging state of pre-tirement.
ChatGPT
retirement
Retirement is the stage in a person's life when they choose to stop working on a full-time basis, generally after reaching a certain age or after fulfilling certain prerequisites. It often involves a shift from earning a regular salary to relying on savings, investments, pensions, or social security benefits as a primary source of income.
Webster Dictionary
Retirementnoun
the act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer
Retirementnoun
a place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode
Wikidata
Retirement
Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely. A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours. Many people choose to retire when they are eligible for private or public pension benefits, although some are forced to retire when physical conditions no longer allow the person to work any more or as a result of legislation concerning their position. In most countries, the idea of retirement is of recent origin, being introduced during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Previously, low life expectancy and the absence of pension arrangements meant that most workers continued to work until death. Germany was the first country to introduce retirement, in 1880. Nowadays most developed countries have systems to provide pensions on retirement in old age, which may be sponsored by employers and/or the state. In many poorer countries, support for the old is still mainly provided through the family. Today, retirement with a pension is considered a right of the worker in many societies, and hard ideological, social, cultural and political battles have been fought over whether this is a right. In many western countries this right is mentioned in national constitutions.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Retirement
The state of being retired from one's position or occupation.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
retirement
An operation in which a force out of contact moves away from the enemy.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'retirement' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3002
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'retirement' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2965
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'retirement' in Nouns Frequency: #1248
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of retirement in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of retirement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of retirement in a Sentence
Talking about retirement, I’ve never spoken about retirement, and if I do retire, I wo n’t make an announcement, i ’ll just fade away. I don’t think this big deal, ‘ I ’m going to retire ’ – it stinks of selling tickets... it's dishonest. It's not rock and roll. Rod Stewart -LRB- left -RRB- was also asked about thefan that prompted John Legend to walk off stageat a recent Las Vegas show. John Legend Reschedules Concerts Planned for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Wedding Weekend.
Make extra contributions to your retirement accounts.
Too often I see people saving for retirement without a plan in place. They are just putting money into an account without knowing if they are on track to save too much, too little, or just the right amount.
In light of recent events, we have decided Judge Ehrlich will not return to the courthouse as her retirement is effective June 30. I will be working to find a substitute to cover Judge Ehrlich's division.
Dr. Kathleen "Kat" Butler Gordon:
After retirement, there is much more to living out your life! Each of us can give more and do more!
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- تقاعدArabic
- пенсиониранеBulgarian
- výslužbaCzech
- Abgeschiedenheit, Ruhestand, RenteGerman
- συνταξιοδότησηGreek
- jubilación, retiradaSpanish
- بازنشستگیPersian
- eläkepäivät, siirtyminen, piilopaikka, eläkeläisyys, eläköityminen, piilopirttiFinnish
- retraiteFrench
- xubilaciónGalician
- निवृत्तिHindi
- visszavonultságHungarian
- pensionamentoItalian
- 幽居, 停年退職, 退職Japanese
- tāokingaMāori
- pensioen, pensioneringDutch
- przejście na emeryturęPolish
- isolamento, retiro, aposentamento, retirada, aposentadoria, retiramentoPortuguese
- отставка, уединение, уединённость, пенсия, [[уход]] [[на]] [[пенсияRussian
- пензија, penzija, пензионисање, penzionisanjeSerbo-Croatian
- pensioneringSwedish
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