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retirement

[ ri-tahyuhr-muhnt ]

noun

  1. 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.

  2. the portion of a person's life during which a person is retired:

    What will you do in retirement?

  3. a pension or other income on which a retired person lives:

    His retirement is barely enough to pay the rent.

  4. 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.

  5. removal of something from service or use:

    retirement of the space shuttle fleet.

  6. withdrawal of a jury from a courtroom to deliberate in private on a verdict.
  7. orderly withdrawal of a military force, according to plan, without pressure from the enemy.
  8. withdrawal of securities from the market by a corporation, as through payment at maturity, repurchase, or exchange.
  9. withdrawal into privacy or seclusion.
  10. privacy or seclusion.
  11. a private or secluded place.
  12. 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

  1. noting or pertaining to retirement:

    retirement pay.

retirement

/ ɪˈٲɪəəԳ /

noun

    1. the act of retiring from one's work, office, etc
    2. ( as modifier )

      retirement age

  1. the period of being retired from work

    she had many plans for her retirement

  2. seclusion from the world; privacy
  3. the act of going away or retreating
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDz··پ·Գ noun
  • Dz··پ·Գ adjective
  • ··پ·Գ adjective noun
  • ···پ·Գ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of retirement1

First recorded in 1530–40; retire + -ment ( def )
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That, along with higher faculty and staff costs, larger retirement plan contributions and more expensive healthcare, led to projections last year of a UC budget hole of roughly half a billion dollars.

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And, obviously, at this stage of his career, retirement gets closer with every day, with only James knowing for sure where that road ends.

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“I don’t have an answer to that,” said James late Wednesday when asked about retirement.

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Asked about retirement during the season, James said he was comfortable with the thought.

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Such policies are raising the cost of living and sinking the value of retirement savings, threatening Social Security and the deportation of citizens and others without due process, she said.

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