retirement en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ).mənt/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From French retirement, from retirer (“withdraw, retire”); corresponding to retire + -ment.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An act of retiring; withdrawal.
After dinner there was the peaceful pipe that Tulloch had forecast, and mutual reminiscences until the long clock in the corner, striking the smallest hour of the morning, prompted Tulloch to suggest retirement.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
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(uncountable) The state of being retired; seclusion.
The heir to the throne of Bogota […] had to undergo a rigorous training from his infancy: he lived in complete retirement in a temple, where he might not see the sun nor eat salt nor converse with a woman: he was surrounded by guards who observed his conduct and noted all his actions.
1890, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 2, page 224:
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(archaic, countable, uncountable) A place of seclusion or privacy; a retreat.
[…] and chance had less in its favour in the crowd of London than even in the retirement of Barton […]
1811, [Jane Austen], chapter X, in Sense and Sensibility […], volume II, London: […] C[harles] Roworth, […], and published by T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC:When her mother frowned, and her friend looked cool, she would steal to this retirement, where human foot seldom trod […].
1788, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary: A Fiction:
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(countable, uncountable) The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.
A.I. is described as the new electricity. It’s even bigger than fire. Don’t bother saving money for retirement because everyone will be rich rich rich.
2026 February 21, David Streitfeld, “People Loved the Dot-Com Boom. The A.I. Boom, Not So Much.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:"I tried retirement ten years ago. Didn't think much of it. Complete waste of time. So I gave it up after two weeks."
2021 November 3, Adrian Shooter talks to Paul Clifton, “A lifetime of railway achievements”, in RAIL, number 943, page 34:
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(countable, uncountable) The act of leaving one's career or employment permanently.
The Chelsea captain was a virtual spectator as he was treated to his side's biggest win for almost two years as Stamford Bridge serenaded him with chants of "there's only one England captain," some 48 hours after he announced his retirement from international football.
2012, Chelsea 6-0 Wolves:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| retirements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
preretirement · nonretirement · retirement annuity contract · retirement annuity plan · retirement community · microretirement · unretirement · miniretirement · postretirement · retirement village · early retirement · early retirement pensioner · retirement syndrome · deed of retirement · semiretirement · retirement home · protirement
Relateds
Synonyms
solitude · departure · retreat · privacy · withdrawment · seclusion
Translations (85)
pl przejście na emeryturę (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · ca jubilació (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · ja 停年退職 (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · nl pensioen (portion of one's life after retiring) · sh пензионисање (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · ja 退職 (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · fr retraite (portion of one's life after retiring) · de Ruhestand (portion of one's life after retiring) · de Ruhestand (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · mi tāokinga (portion of one's life after retiring) · vi tuổi nghỉ hưu (portion of one's life after retiring) · bg уедине́ние (place of seclusion or privacy) · mi tāokinga (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · de Pension (portion of one's life after retiring) · el σύνταξη (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · de Rente (portion of one's life after retiring) · ru пе́нсия (portion of one's life after retiring) · hi सेवानिवृत्ति (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · ms persaraan (portion of one's life after retiring) · de Abgeschiedenheit (place of seclusion or privacy) · pt aposentadoria (portion of one's life after retiring) · pl emerytura (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · pt isolamento (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · ka სამსახურიდან გადადგომა (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · es retirada (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · ka პენსიაზე გასვლა (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · fi eläkeläisyys (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · mk пензија (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · de Lebensabend (portion of one's life after retiring) · pl miejsce odosobnienia (place of seclusion or privacy) · hu visszavonultság (place of seclusion or privacy) · fi piilopaikka (place of seclusion or privacy) · pt reforma (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · bg пенсиони́ране (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · tr emeklilik (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · ro retragere (place of seclusion or privacy) · gl xubilación (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · ka თანამდებობიდან გადადგომა (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · pt retiro (place of seclusion or privacy) · sh penzija (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · de Rente (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · fi eläköityminen (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · es jubilación (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · ga scor (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · ka განმარტოებულობა (place of seclusion or privacy) · ka კარჩაკეტილობა (place of seclusion or privacy) · id pensiun (portion of one's life after retiring) · cmn 隱私 /隐私 (place of seclusion or privacy) · fa-ira بازْنِشَسْتِگی (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · fi eläkkeelle siirtyminen (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · cs výslužba (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · pt aposentamento (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · vi nghỉ hưu (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · km ពេលចូលនិវត្តន៍ (portion of one's life after retiring) · fr retraite (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · ko 퇴직 (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · hi निवृत्ति (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · ru ухо́д на пе́нсию (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · sh пензија (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · de lauschiges Plätzchen (place of seclusion or privacy) · la sēcessus (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · pt retirada (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · el συνταξιοδότηση (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · ps تقاعد (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · ru отста́вка (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · sh penzionisanje (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · pl emerytura (portion of one's life after retiring) · ro pensie (portion of one's life after retiring) · ko 은퇴 (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · fi eläkepäivät (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · it pensionamento (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · pt aposentadoria (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · fr retraite (place of seclusion or privacy) · ar تَقَاعُد (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · nl pensionering (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · ru уедине́ние (place of seclusion or privacy) · ru уединённость (place of seclusion or privacy) · cmn 退休 (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · ja 幽居 (place of seclusion or privacy) · pt retiramento (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · ro retragere (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · sv pensionering (act of retiring, or the state of being retired) · ka იზოლირებულობა (place of seclusion or privacy) · fi piilopirtti (place of seclusion or privacy) · az təqaüd (act of retiring, or the state of being retired)