Definition of retirement Retirement

/ɹitajˈɚmʌnt/ - [reetayermunt] - re•tire•ment

We found 12 definitions of retirement from 6 different sources.

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What does retirement mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: retirements

retirement - withdrawal from your position or occupation
  ending, termination, conclusion the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
  hibernation the act of retiring into inactivity; "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years"
retirement - the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
  status, position the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
retirement - withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"
  retreat
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • retirement (Noun)
    An act of retiring; withdrawal.
  • retirement (Noun)
    The state of being retired; seclusion.
  • retirement (Noun)
    The portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.
  • retirement (Noun)
    A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • retirement (n.)
    The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer.
  • retirement (n.)
    A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • retirement
    Withdrawal from one's occupation or active working life: having concluded one's working or professional career.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • Retirement is when people stop working. People may retire when they reach a certain age, or if they get sick or have an accident, or even for their own choice. Some people may semi-retire and keep some sort of job.

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