microretirement en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- English retirement English microretirement From micro- + retirement.
Meanings
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(countable, neologism, uncountable) An extended break from employment.
Though a few workers have committed to the microretirement lifestyle, more and more young people say they are open to the idea of taking extended breaks from work to volunteer or focus on "personal projects," WSJ noted, citing data from Handshake, a job database for college students.
2024 September 7, Gabriel Hays, “Some young people plan ‘microretirements,’ borrow against goals of their future selves: Report”, in Fox Business, archived from the original on 02 Nov 2024:Anaïs Felt, a 31-year-old content creator based in the San Francisco Bay area, has “never felt better” after taking a microretirement this year.
2024 December 31, Brooke Kato, “What is ‘microretirement’? Gen Z and millennials spawn new career trend to help with woes”, in New York Post, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2025:Industries that enable employee microretirements typically share key characteristics: they offer flexible scheduling, remote work capabilities, project-based work structures and significant individual autonomy.
2024 December 16, Tony Case, “Need a break? Microretirement may be the answer”, in WorkLife, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| microretirements | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| micro-retirement | alternative | lexicographic |