retirement

US /riːˈtaɪɝmənt/ UK /ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ).mənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #5292

Meanings

1

noun
The period of life after you stop working permanently.

They are saving money to enjoy a comfortable retirement.
2

noun
The act of permanently leaving your job or career.

The captain announced his retirement from international football.

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Forms retirements

Derived forms microretirementminiretirementnonretirementpostretirementpreretirementprotirementsemiretirementunretirement

Related forms retire

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Phrases (1)

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retirement age
the age at which a person is expected or required to stop working

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From French retirement, from retirer (“withdraw, retire”); corresponding to retire + -ment.

retirement French

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# retirement

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /riːˈtaɪɝmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ).mənt/
**Frequency rank:** 5292

## Meanings
1. The period of life after you stop working permanently.
2. The act of permanently leaving your job or career.

## Examples
- They are saving money to enjoy a comfortable retirement.
- The captain announced his retirement from international football.

## Derived Forms
- microretirement
- miniretirement
- nonretirement
- postretirement
- preretirement
- protirement
- semiretirement
- unretirement

## Related Forms
- retire

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: retirement

## Etymology
From French retirement, from retirer (“withdraw, retire”); corresponding to retire + -ment.

## AI Etymology
Retirement comes from French retirement, from retirer (“withdraw, retire”); corresponding to retire + -ment. Modern senses include the period of life after you stop working permanently. and the act of permanently leaving your job or career.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as microretirement, miniretirement, nonretirement, postretirement, preretirement, and protirement and related forms such as retire.

## Topics
- Personal Finance
- Abstract Ideas

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