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retirement

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /rɪˈtaɪɚmənt/ · UK /rɪˈtaɪəmənt/

retirement means: Leaving your job or career permanently, usually because you have reached a certain age.

noun

STOPPING WORKB1

Leaving your job or career permanently, usually because you have reached a certain age.

  • His retirement is next month.
  • She took early retirement at fifty.
  • Are you saving enough for retirement?

How to use it: retirement from something (She announced her retirement from teaching.)

Common phrases: early retirement, retirement age, announce retirement

SECLUDED LIFEC2

A quiet life away from other people and public activity.

  • She preferred the peace of retirement.
  • He lived in retirement in a remote cottage.
  • They left public life for quiet retirement in the country.

How to use it: in retirement (The former ruler lived in retirement far from the capital.)

Similar words: seclusion, withdrawal

Common phrases: live in retirement, quiet retirement, peaceful retirement

Questions about retirement

What does retirement mean?

Leaving your job or career permanently, usually because you have reached a certain age.

What is retirement in other languages?

Türkçe: emeklilik · Español: jubilación · Français: retraite · Deutsch: Ruhestand · Italiano: pensionamento · 日本語: 退職

How do you pronounce retirement?

In American English /rɪˈtaɪɚmənt/; in British English /rɪˈtaɪəmənt/.

How do you use retirement in a sentence?

His retirement is next month. She took early retirement at fifty.

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