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 Word Forms

• nonretirement noun
• postretirement adjective
• preretirement adjective
• semiretirement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of retirement¹

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

Example Sentences

Corebridge Financial found a huge disconnect between Americans’ longevity expectations and their retirement expectations.

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Officials said they did not yet have details on whether the changes would bring further job cuts at the Education Department, which has been thinned by waves of layoffs and retirements under pressure.

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The current gold rally has been driven by heavy buying from two key sources—central banks and private investors, such as retirement savers, investment funds and more.

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There’s no one answer to the right mix of stocks and bonds in retirement, but the classic 60/40 stock and bond portfolio is a good place to start.

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Most Americans think the ideal retirement age is sometime in their 60s — but Generation Z says it should be earlier, and they may be in a position to make it a reality.

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Related Words

• evacuation 
• pullout 
• withdrawal