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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.
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

An operation in which a force out of contact moves away from the enemy.
Translations
Spanish retirement [rɪˈtaɪəmənt] njubilación f;
early retirement → jubilación f anticipada

French retirement [rɪˈtaɪəmənt] retire nretraite f
German retirement [rɪˈtaɪəmənt] retire n (state) → Ruhestand m;
(act) → Pensionierung f

Italian retirement [rɪˈtaɪəmənt] npensione f

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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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