retirement community

noun

1. a group of houses in a suburban area or a town designed primarily for retired persons.

Word History and Origins

Origin of retirement community¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

The 76-year-old actor leads a cast of septuagenarian stars as a retired professor who takes on a job going undercover at a retirement community.

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Her father managed retirement communities; her mother worked as an event planner for a catering company.

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I live alone in a retirement community and I am 83 years old.

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Luxury retirement communities like the Mather, with entrance fees up to $3 million and monthly fees up to $12,500, attract affluent retirees.

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Luxury retirement communities like the Mather, with entrance fees up to $3 million and monthly fees up to $12,500, attract affluent retirees.

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