retirement
An act of retiring; withdrawalAn act of retiring; withdrawal.
» I'm three weeks away from retirement.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)An act of retiring; withdrawal.
withdrawal from your position or occupation
(uncountable)The state of being retired; seclusion.
Rente, Ruhestand
отста́вкаotstávka, ухо́д на пе́нсиюuxód na pénsiju
the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
(countable, uncountable)The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.
Ruhestand, Lebensabend, Rente
пе́нсияpénsija
(countable, uncountable)The act of leaving one's career or employment permanently.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)A place of seclusion or privacy; a retreat.
Abgeschiedenheit, lauschiges Plätzchen
уедине́ниеujedinénije, уединённостьujedinjónnostʹ
Examples
151 sentencesI'm three weeks away from retirement.
I'm going to take early retirement.
Tom announced his retirement last Monday.
How good is your retirement plan?
How are you saving for retirement?
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From French retirement, from retirer (“withdraw, retire”); corresponding to retire + -mentFrom French retirement, from retirer (“withdraw, retire”); corresponding to retire + -ment.
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Forms
plural: retirements| Singular | retirement |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation:retreat
Word family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable