retirement
pronunciation
How to pronounce retirement in British English:
UK [rɪˈtaɪəmənt]
How to pronounce retirement in American English:
US [rɪˈtaɪərmənt]
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- Noun:
- the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
- withdrawal from your position or occupation
- withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
Word Origin
- retirement (n.)
- 1590s, "act of retreating," also "act of withdrawing into seclusion," from Middle French retirement (1570s); see retire + -ment. Meaning "privacy" is from c. 1600; that of "withdrawal from occupation or business" is from 1640s.
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Example
- 1. Many countries even reduced their retirement ages .
- 2. Since his retirement in august , the wrangling has intensified .
- 3. If it works , the system will help employees avoid a penny-pinching retirement .
- 4. The idea of formal retirement did not become feasible until work moved from farms to factories .
- 5. We should all wish him nothing but the best in his retirement and his ongoing battle with cancer .