Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An act of retiring; withdrawal.

    withdrawal from your position or occupation

  2. (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

  3. (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

  4. (countable, uncountable)The act of leaving one's career or employment permanently.

  5. (archaic, countable, uncountable)A place of seclusion or privacy; a retreat.

    Abgeschiedenheit, lauschiges Plätzchen

    уедине́ниеujedinénije, уединённостьujedinjónnostʹ

Examples

151 sentences
  1. I'm three weeks away from retirement.

  2. I'm going to take early retirement.

  3. Tom announced his retirement last Monday.

  4. How good is your retirement plan?

  5. How are you saving for retirement?

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
act of retiring, or the state of being retired:
place of seclusion or privacy:
portion of one's life after retiring:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
act of retiring, or the state of being retired:
place of seclusion or privacy:
portion of one's life after retiring:

Origin

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

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

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