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

/ rɪˈtaɪəmənt /

noun

1. 1. the act of retiring from one's work, office, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      retirement age

2. the period of being retired from work

   she had many plans for her retirement

3. seclusion from the world; privacy

4. the act of going away or retreating

Other Word Forms

• nonretirement noun
• postretirement adjective
• preretirement adjective
• semiretirement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of retirement¹

First recorded in 1530–40; retire + -ment ( def. )

Example Sentences

The then-57-year-old Tyson ended nearly two decades of retirement from professional fighting last year when he fought the then-27-year-old Paul in a sanctioned bout.

From Los Angeles Times

In the decade since his retirement in 2015, America has endured enough material for a lifetime’s worth of political cartooning.

From Salon

Tyson is competing for the first time since ending his 19-year retirement in November in a controversial defeat by Jake Paul.

From BBC

An intensely private man, Armani retreated into himself and considered retirement.

From BBC

Prof Mabbott said: "Living a lot longer, but suffering from the multiple morbidities that can accompany ageing, and in-and-out of hospital for another tissue transplant does not sound an attractive way to spend my retirement!"

From BBC

Related Words

• evacuation 
• pullout 
• withdrawal