...the proportion of the population who are over retirement age.
The Governor of the prison and another official are to take early retirement.
2. uncountable noun
A person's retirement is the period in their life after they have retired.
...financial support for the elderly during retirement.
More Synonyms of retirement
retirement in British English
(rɪˈtaɪəmənt)
noun
1.
a.
the act of retiring from one's work, office, etc
b.
(as modifier)
retirement age
2.
the period of being retired from work
she had many plans for her retirement
3.
seclusion from the world; privacy
4.
the act of going away or retreating
retirement in American English
(rɪˈtaɪrmənt)
noun
1.
a retiring or being retired; specif., withdrawal from work, business, etc. because of age
2.
a.
privacy; seclusion
b.
a place of privacy or seclusion
retirement in Insurance
(rɪtaɪərmənt)
noun
(Insurance: Life insurance, Pensions)
Retirement is the time when you stop working, usually because of your age, or the period when you have stopped working.
There are many plans that will help to ensure a regular income stream after retirement.
The study discovered that pension and other sources of retirement income were even less common for minorities and unmarried women.
Retirement is the time when you stop working, usually because of your age, or the period whenyou have stopped working.
retire, retiree, early retirement, retirement age
Word builder-mentThe suffix -ment is often added to verbs to form nouns connected with actions or processes.
COBUILD Collocations
retirement
comfortable retirement
compulsory retirement
happy retirement
Examples of 'retirement' in a sentence
retirement
These guaranteed benefits will provide a good base for his income requirements in retirement.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Her damages claim includes loss of earnings up to the normal retirement age.
The Sun (2016)
This cannot be ignored by those running the retirement funds of public sector workers.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The maximum investment allowed in retirement schemes has been cut both in terms of annual contributions and the lifetime allowance.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Reforms on how to use retirement pots have led to a flood of fraudsters targeting older people by phone or email.
The Sun (2016)
It locks in virtually all the improvements in longevity over the past half-century as additional time in retirement.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A third of adult life in retirement is a lot.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
All this on a day when he had announced he was already making his retirement plans and that this will be one of his last jobs.
The Sun (2017)
Full transition only became possible when I took early retirement.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He now spent more time in education, on holiday, in retirement or leaving work early.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Whether we are ready to link retirement age to life expectancy.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
My grandfather worked in a factory for eight years after his official retirement.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Savers could keep their retirement pots invested and draw an income.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The reality is that many more people work past retirement age.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Nor does it make much economic sense to encourage productive workers into retirement.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Three months ago he confirmed he would come out of retirement for one last hurrah.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The early retirement answer seems inviting to many.
Pantano, James A. (MD) Living with Angina (1991)
Is there a better way than this to boost my retirement fund?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We should be worried if they take early retirement.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He spends much of his time engraving retirement gifts.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Sixty per cent agree with the measures to raise the retirement age.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The court acknowledged that the national church and the retirement plan " share a close relationship.
Christianity Today (2000)
So much for the easy life in retirement.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
After his official retirement he kept a low profile.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Retirement from work is not usually necessary for most patients with heart disease.
Petch, Dr Michael BMA Family Doctor Guide - Heart Disease (1989)
Much of the focus has been on the treatment of older workers approaching retirement.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
One day he will face retirement again.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
If you are near retirement age you might be offered early retirement instead of redundancy.
Tondeur, Keith Say Goodbye to Debt (1994)
In some circumstances this could give your retirement fund a healthy boost.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The ageing fighter comes out of retirement to take on the reigning heavyweight champion.
The Sun (2012)
Another preoccupation is the question of how to provide safe retirement incomes for a population whose life expectancy is steadily increasing.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
On her return to England she lived with her father in his retirement.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Tens of thousands of people now face lower than expected retirement incomes as more final-salary schemes close.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
That is 50 a year plus compound interest that would otherwise end up in retirement pots.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
retirement
British English: retirement /rɪˈtaɪəmənt/ NOUN
Retirement is the time when a worker retires.
He is going to take early retirement.
American English: retirement
Arabic: تَقاعُد
Brazilian Portuguese: aposentadoria
Chinese: 退休
Croatian: mirovina
Czech: odchod do důchodu
Danish: pension
Dutch: pensioen
European Spanish: jubilación
Finnish: eläkevuodet
French: retraite
German: Ruhestand
Greek: συνταξιοδότηση
Italian: pensionamento
Japanese: 退職
Korean: 퇴직
Norwegian: avgang
Polish: przejście na emeryturę
European Portuguese: reforma
Romanian: pensionare
Russian: выход на пенсию
Latin American Spanish: jubilación
Swedish: pension
Thai: การปลดเกษียณ
Turkish: emeklilik
Ukrainian: відставка
Vietnamese: sự về hưu
All related terms of 'retirement'
retirement age
the normal age for retirement
retirement fund
A retirement fund is a special fund which people pay money into so that, when they retire from their job , they will receive money regularly as a pension .
retirement home
A retirement home is a place where old people live and are cared for when they are too old to look after themselves.
retirement pay
a pension ; the pay a retired person gets
retirement plan
A retirement plan is a savings plan in which part of the money that you earn is invested in the plan for you to use when you retire .
early retirement
retirement before the usual or expected age or date
happy retirement
Retirement is the time when a worker retires.
retirement benefit
a payment made to a retired person
retirement housing
You refer to the buildings in which people live as housing when you are talking about their standard, price, or availability.
retirement income
A person's or organization's income is the money that they earn or receive, as opposed to the money that they have to spend or pay out.
retirement pension
a pension given to a person who has retired from regular employment , whether paid by the state, arising from the person's former employment, or the product of investment in a personal or stakeholder pension scheme
retirement relief
(formerly, in Britain ) relief from capital-gains tax given to people at or over 50 when disposing of business assets
comfortable retirement
Retirement is the time when a worker retires.
compulsory retirement
Retirement is the time when a worker retires.
retirement community
a specially designed place where retired people live
retiring age
the normal age for retirement
IRA
(in the US) individual retirement account
Roth IRA
A Roth IRA is a kind of retirement account where contributions are made with taxed money, and distributions are tax-free .
Chinese translation of 'retirement'
retirement
(rɪˈtaɪəmənt)
n(c/u)
退休 (tuìxiū)
1 (noun)
She'll soon be on her way to retirement.
Synonyms
stopping work
giving up work
2 (noun)
financial help during retirement
Synonyms
retired years
post-work years
3 (noun)
retirement in the countryside
Synonyms
withdrawal
the withdrawal of troops from Eastern Europe
retreat
He spent yesterday in his country retreat.
privacy
You can try them on in the privacy of your own home.
loneliness
Deep down I have a fear of loneliness.
obscurity
solitude
Imagine long golden beaches where you can wander in solitude.
seclusion
They love the seclusion of their garden.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of loneliness
Deep down I have a fear of loneliness.
Synonyms
solitude,
isolation,
desolation,
seclusion,
aloneness,
dreariness,
solitariness,
forlornness,
lonesomeness (US, Canadian),
desertedness
in the sense of privacy
Definition
the condition of being private
You can try them on in the privacy of your own home.
Synonyms
seclusion,
isolation,
solitude,
retirement,
retreat,
separateness,
sequestration,
privateness
in the sense of retreat
Definition
a place to which one may retire, esp. for religious contemplation
He spent yesterday in his country retreat.
Synonyms
refuge,
haven,
resort,
retirement,
shelter,
haunt,
asylum,
privacy,
den,
sanctuary,
hideaway,
seclusion
Synonyms of 'retirement'
retirement
Explore 'retirement' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of seclusion
Definition
the state of being secluded
They love the seclusion of their garden.
Synonyms
privacy,
isolation,
solitude,
hiding,
retirement,
shelter,
retreat,
remoteness,
ivory tower,
concealment,
purdah
in the sense of solitude
Definition
the state of being alone
Imagine long golden beaches where you can wander in solitude.