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retirement

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re·tire·ment  (r-trmnt)
n.
1. The act of retiring.
2. The state of being retired.
3. Withdrawal from one's occupation, business, or office.
4. Withdrawal into privacy or seclusion.
5. A place of privacy or seclusion; a retreat. See Synonyms at solitude.

retirement [rɪˈtaɪəmənt]
n
1. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms)
a.  the act of retiring from one's work, office, etc.
b.  (as modifier) retirement age
2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) 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

An operation in which a force out of contact moves away from the enemy.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.retirementretirement - the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
2.retirement - withdrawal from your position or occupation
ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"
hibernation - the act of retiring into inactivity; "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years"
rustication - the action of retiring to and living in the country
3.retirement - withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"
withdrawal - the act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam"

retirement
noun
1. stopping work, giving up work She'll soon be on her way to retirement.
2. retired years, post-work years financial help during retirement
3. withdrawal, retreat, privacy, loneliness, obscurity, solitude, seclusion retirement in the countryside
Translations
retirement [rɪˈtaɪəment]
A. N
1. (= state of being retired) → retiro m
to live in retirementvivir en el retiro
to spend one's retirement growing rosesdedicarse a cultivar rosas después de la jubilación
how will you spend your retirement?¿qué piensa hacer cuando se jubile?
2. (= act of retiring) (gen) → jubilación f (esp Mil) → retiro m
3. (Mil) (= withdrawal) → retirada f
B. CPD retirement age Nedad f de jubilación (Mil) → edad f de retiro
retirement benefit Nprestaciones fpl por jubilación
retirement pay, retirement pension Njubilación f (Mil) → retiro m

retirement [rɪˈtaɪərmənt]
n (from work)retraite f
to take early retirement → prendre une retraite anticipée
modif [date, fund, scheme, village] → de retraite; [party] → de départ à la retraite
retirement age nâge m de la retraite
retirement benefit nindemnité f de départ en retraite
retirement home nmaison f de retraite

retirement
n
(= stopping work)Ausscheiden ntaus dem Arbeitsleben (form); (of civil servant, military officer)Pensionierung f; (of soldier)Verabschiedung f; retirement at 60/65Altersgrenze fbei 60/65; to announce one’s retirementsein Ausscheiden (aus seinem Beruf/seiner Stellung etc) ankündigen, sich pensionieren lassen wollen
(= period) how will you spend your retirement?was tun Sie, wenn Sie einmal nicht mehr arbeiten/wenn Sie pensioniert or im Ruhestand sind?; to come out of retirementwieder zurückkommen
(= seclusion)Zurückgezogenheit f; to live in retirementzurückgezogen leben
(Mil) → Rückzug m; (Sport) → Aufgabe f; (Ftbl, Rugby etc) → Abgang mvom Spielfeld

retirement:
retirement age
nRenten(eintritts)alter nt; (of civil servant)Pensionsalter nt; to reach retirementdas Renten(eintritts)alter/Pensionsalter erreichen
retirement benefit
nAltenhilfe f
retirement home
nSeniorenheim nt; (personal) → Alterswohnsitz m
retirement pay
nAltersrente f
retirement pension
nAltersruhegeld nt (form)

retirement [rɪˈtaɪəmənt] n to look forward to one's retirementnon vedere l'ora di andare in pensione
on her retirement she hopes to ... → quando va in pensione spera di...
early retirement → prepensionamento
retirement [rɪˈtaɪəmənt] n to look forward to one's retirementnon vedere l'ora di andare in pensione
on her retirement she hopes to ... → quando va in pensione spera di...
early retirement → prepensionamento

retirement تقاعد odchod do důchodu pension Ruhestand συνταξιοδότηση jubilación eläkevuodet retraite mirovina pensionamento 退職 퇴직 pensioen avgang przejście na emeryturę aposentadoria, reforma выход на пенсию pension การปลดเกษียน emeklilik sự về hưu 退休


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But the Honest Man explained that as he was merely the agent of a company of other honest men it was none of his affair; and when the officers came to serve him with a subpoena he hid himself behind his back and wiled away the dragging hours of retirement and inaction by picking his own pockets.
Vernon, to whom her own behaviour was far from unexceptionable, might for a time make her wish for retirement.
They would grow old insensibly; they would see their son and daughter come to years of reason, marry in due course -- the one a pretty girl, future mother of healthy children; the other a handsome, manly fellow, obviously a soldier; and at last, prosperous in their dignified retirement, beloved by their descendants, after a happy, not unuseful life, in the fullness of their age they would sink into the grave.
 
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