retirement

[ ri-tahyuhr-muhnt ]

noun

1. the act of retiring or of leaving one's job, career, or occupation permanently, usually because of age:

   I'm looking forward to my retirement from teaching.

2. the portion of a person's life during which a person is retired:

   What will you do in retirement?

3. a pension or other income on which a retired person lives:

   His retirement is barely enough to pay the rent.

4. the act of retiring, withdrawing, or leaving; the state of being retired:

   After a competitive day on the golf course, she enjoys a quiet retirement to the residents' lounge.

5. removal of something from service or use:

   retirement of the space shuttle fleet.

6. withdrawal of a jury from a courtroom to deliberate in private on a verdict.
7. orderly withdrawal of a military force, according to plan, without pressure from the enemy.
8. withdrawal of securities from the market by a corporation, as through payment at maturity, repurchase, or exchange.
9. withdrawal into privacy or seclusion.
10. privacy or seclusion.
11. a private or secluded place.
12. Baseball, Cricket. the act or instance of the defense putting out or ending the offensive play of a batter, runner, side, etc.

    The retirement of the Brewers in the third inning came only after they scored six more runs.

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to retirement:

   retirement pay.

retirement

/ rɪˈtaɪəmənt /

noun

1. 1. the act of retiring from one's work, office, etc
   2. ( as modifier )

      retirement age

2. the period of being retired from work

   she had many plans for her retirement

3. seclusion from the world; privacy
4. the act of going away or retreating

Other Words From

• non·re·tire·ment noun
• post·re·tire·ment adjective
• pre·re·tire·ment adjective noun
• sem·i·re·tire·ment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of retirement¹

First recorded in 1530–40; retire + -ment ( def )

Example Sentences

McCoy announced his retirement in July, and his last day was set to be in October, but he is considering staying with the department until December.

From Voice of San Diego

“Most of the activities you normally have here in adult Disney World are closed down,” Bryan Casey told me recently by phone from The Villages, Florida, one of the country’s largest retirement communities.

From FiveThirtyEight

Officers who have 10 or years or less until retirement will likely stay.

From ProPublica

In the same way that you and I have to make sure that we are spending within our budget and we are saving for retirement, a company has to be equally responsible.

From Freakonomics

Margaret, still in the retirement community nearby, can’t help him, nor can their four kids and eight grandchildren.

From ProPublica

He went on to be a star on the international circuit all the way until his retirement in 2013.

From The Daily Beast

Five days later authorities were able to match a fingerprint at the post office to Wilson sending him to an early retirement.

From The Daily Beast

When most of us think of the premier retirement destination for unrepentant Nazis, our minds immediately turn to South America.

From The Daily Beast

And think of the De Robertis family enjoying their hard-earned retirement.

From The Daily Beast

About a week later, Wolfinger announced his retirement after 27 years in office.

From The Daily Beast

I may be tempted to postpone my retirement, and for a while longer to continue to gather the golden harvest that ripens round me.

From Project Gutenberg

Never had the genius of the Marshal stood higher than in this difficult retirement from Portugal.

From Project Gutenberg

And now commenced a life of seclusion and retirement, which both of them enjoyed from its very novelty.

From Project Gutenberg

A pension encourages earlier retirement from work, quickens promotion, and vitalises the whole service.

From Project Gutenberg

On nearly all railways retirement is optional at sixty and compulsory at sixty-five.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• evacuation
• pullout
• withdrawal