retirement

/riˈtaɪrmɛnt/

/rɪˈtaɪəmənt/

Other forms: retirements

Retirement is when someone stops working, usually after many years, to take a break or start a new occupation.

In order to consider retirement, a worker must usually have saved enough money to stop working. This most commonly happens after years at a job, and retirement is often a cause of celebration. Sometimes, as in "early retirement," a much younger person is able to stop working for pay — in some cases, because she's become wealthy from a business venture. The Middle French root word is retirer, "to withdraw."

Definitions of retirement

1. noun

   the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
   type of:

   position, status

   the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
2. noun

   withdrawal from your position or occupation
   types:

   hibernation

   the act of retiring into inactivity

   rustication

   the action of retiring to and living in the country

   type of:

   conclusion, ending, termination

   the act of ending something
3. noun

   withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
   synonyms: retreat

   type of:

   withdrawal

   the act of withdrawing