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retirement
[ ri-tahyuhr-muhnt ]
noun
- 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.
- the portion of a person's life during which a person is retired:
What will you do in retirement?
- a pension or other income on which a retired person lives:
His retirement is barely enough to pay the rent.
- 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.
- removal of something from service or use:
retirement of the space shuttle fleet.
- withdrawal of a jury from a courtroom to deliberate in private on a verdict.
- orderly withdrawal of a military force, according to plan, without pressure from the enemy.
- withdrawal of securities from the market by a corporation, as through payment at maturity, repurchase, or exchange.
- withdrawal into privacy or seclusion.
- privacy or seclusion.
- a private or secluded place.
- 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
- noting or pertaining to retirement:
retirement pay.
retirement
/ ɪˈٲɪəəԳ /
noun
- the act of retiring from one's work, office, etc
- ( as modifier )
retirement age
- the period of being retired from work
she had many plans for her retirement
- seclusion from the world; privacy
- the act of going away or retreating
Other yvlog Forms
- ԴDz··پ·Գ noun
- Dz··پ·Գ adjective
- ··پ·Գ adjective noun
- ···پ·Գ noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of retirement1
Example Sentences
The closer to retirement you are, the higher percentage of your pension pot is likely to be invested in bonds - so the less affected you will be.
As you approach retirement age, pension pots tend to be moved to less risky investments, such as government bonds.
Predictably, consumers and businesses are collateral damage, suddenly facing higher prices, layoffs, depressed retirement accounts and fears of recession.
That said, for those about to draw on investments, it may be more worrying, albeit that most pension savings are moved into safer holdings like cash or bonds as people approach retirement age.
At a photo booth, guests grabbed signs with all sorts of corny, apropos quips for a retirement party: Having fun is my new job.
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