retirement
noun /rɪˈtaɪəmənt/
/rɪˈtaɪərmənt/
- [uncountable, countable] the fact of stopping work because you have reached a particular age; the time when you do this
- At 60, he was now approaching retirement.
- Susan is going to take early retirement (= retire before the usual age).
- retirement age
- This year we have seen the retirements of several senior personnel.
- a retirement pension
Collocations JobsJobsGetting a job- look for work
- look for/apply for/go for a job
- get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (British English) fill in an application (form)
- send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter
- be called for/have/attend an interview
- offer somebody a job/work/employment/promotion
- find/get/land a job
- employ/ (especially North American English) hire/recruit/ (especially British English) take on staff/workers/trainees
- recruit/appoint a manager
- arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
- start/finish work/your shift
- do/put in/work overtime
- have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
- do/get/have/receive training
- learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
- cope with/manage/share/spread the workload
- improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
- have (no) job satisfaction/job security
- have a job/work/a career/a vocation
- find/follow/pursue/ (especially North American English) live (out) your vocation
- enter/go into/join a profession
- choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
- change jobs/profession/career
- be/ (both especially British English) work/go freelance
- do/take on temp work/freelance work
- do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work
- leave/ (especially North American English) quit/resign from your job
- give up work/your job/your career
- hand in your notice/resignation
- plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
- take early retirement
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesb2, Jobsb2- After her retirement from the stage she began to drink.
- He has a good retirement income.
- He remained in the post until his retirement last year.
- Her official retirement date is March 12.
- In 1996 health problems forced her retirement.
- She announced her impending retirement.
- She took voluntary retirement in 2001.
- Thanks to his diligence, his retirement portfolio is flourishing.
- The age of retirement for all employees is 60.
- The company suggested that he should take early retirement.
- They have about $14 800 in retirement savings.
- They presented him with a watch to mark his retirement.
- Your pension plan provides a cash lump sum at retirement.
- a gift from the company on his retirement
- compulsory retirement at 60
- her retirement as sales director
- his official retirement in 2012
- retirement at age fifty
- the benefits of private retirement accounts
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- premature
- active
- …
- consider
- contemplate
- think about
- …
- age
- date
- benefits
- …
- after (your) retirement
- before (your) retirement
- at (your) retirement
- …
- the age of retirement
- take early retirement
- a long and happy retirement
- …
- [uncountable, singular] the period of your life after you have stopped work at a particular age
- He provided for a comfortable retirement by selling the business.
- We all wish you a long and happy retirement.
- in retirement Up to a third of one's life is now being spent in retirement.
Collocations The ages of lifeThe ages of lifeChildhood/youth- be born and raised/bred in Oxford; into a wealthy/middle-class family
- have a happy/an unhappy/a tough childhood
- grow up in a musical family/in an orphanage/on a farm
- be/grow up an only child (= with no brothers or sisters)
- reach/hit/enter/go through adolescence/puberty
- be in your teens/early twenties/mid-twenties/late twenties
- undergo/experience physical/psychological changes
- give in to/succumb to/resist peer pressure
- assert your independence/individuality
- leave school/university/home
- go out to work (at sixteen)
- get/find a job/partner
- be/get engaged/married
- have/get a wife/husband/mortgage/steady job
- settle down and have kids/children/a family
- begin/start/launch/build a career (in politics/science/the music industry)
- prove (to be)/represent/mark/reach a turning point in your life/career
- reach/be well into/settle into middle age
- have/suffer/go through a midlife crisis
- take/consider early retirement
- approach/announce/enjoy your retirement
- have/see/spend time with your grandchildren
- take up/pursue/develop a hobby
- get/receive/draw/collect/live on a pension
- approach/save for/die from old age
- live to a ripe old age
- reach the grand old age of 102/23 (often ironic)
- be/become/be getting/be going senile (often ironic)
- die (peacefully)/pass away in your sleep/after a brief illness
Culture retirementretirementIn Britain most people retire in their sixties. Some people take early retirement (= choose to retire early) from about 50. The law changed in 2011 and now in most jobs an employer cannot force a person to retire.In the US the usual retirement age is also 65. People can choose to retire earlier but may get less money from their pension. In the US, the phrase early retirement suggests that retirement has been proposed by a person's employer as an alternative to them being made redundant (= unemployed). Companies do this sometimes when they want to reduce the number of people working for them. Since older people are usually paid more than younger ones, the company may ask them to retire and hire younger people to replace them. A few people choose to continue working after the age of 65. People in certain professions, for example pilots, are required by law to retire at a particular age.When somebody retired after many years with the same employer they used to be given a present by the company, for example a gold watch or a clock. Now, few people work for the same company for all their working lives and do not receive a present from their employer. Instead, their colleagues contribute money for a present and organize a party.A person's quality of life in retirement depends largely on the amount of money they have. Many receive pensions, some have savings in the bank. In Britain people have at least a basic pension from the state. In the US most people can receive social security benefits, and can get government help in paying for their medical care. Many retired people have to live on a fixed income and find retirement hard.Now that older people have better health and live longer, people over retirement age are becoming an increasingly important economic and social force. The number of retired people in Britain and the US is growing, and through organizations like the AARP(American Association of Retired Persons) and, in Britain, the National Pensioners Convention, they have increased power to demand the services they need and the rights they deserve. This is sometimes referred to as ‘grey power’.Extra ExamplesTopics Jobsb2- He is going to come out of retirement for this one last concert.
- His father was now living in retirement in France.
- I intend to spend my retirement playing golf.
- I've been thinking about where I might like to spend my retirement years.
- It was their final concert before entering retirement.
- She has found a new hobby in her retirement.
- She's saving for her retirement.
- The website helps you plan your retirement.
- helping you to plan your retirement
- investments to fund their retirement
- older adults who relocate to retirement communities
- important matters like healthcare and retirement security
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- premature
- active
- …
- consider
- contemplate
- think about
- …
- age
- date
- benefits
- …
- after (your) retirement
- before (your) retirement
- at (your) retirement
- …
- the age of retirement
- take early retirement
- a long and happy retirement
- …
- [uncountable] retirement (from something) the act of stopping a particular type of work, especially in sport, politics, etc.; the period of your life after a career in sport, politics, etc.
- He announced his retirement from football.
- She came out of retirement to win two gold medals at the championships.
Extra Examples- his retirement from first-class cricket
- her enforced retirement from the sport
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- premature
- active
- …
- consider
- contemplate
- think about
- …
- age
- date
- benefits
- …
- after (your) retirement
- before (your) retirement
- at (your) retirement
- …
- the age of retirement
- take early retirement
- a long and happy retirement
- …