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retirement

UK
/rɪˈtaɪəmənt/
US
/rɪˈtaɪərmənt/

Translations

retirementnoun
retirements
pl
After 40 years of service, she looked forward to her retirement.
Après 40 ans de service, elle attendait avec impatience sa retraite.
Additional translations
retraitDans les contextes juridiques ou techniques.
retraiteDans le sens de lieu ou de vie retirée, littéraire ou soutenu.
Synonyms
exit
separation
disengagement
withdrawal
resignation
departure
retreat
retirementadjective
UK
/rɪˈtaɪəmənt/
US
/rɪˈtaɪərmənt/
Used attributively (before nouns); generally not gradable.
de retraiteSe dit notamment de personnes ou de structures liées aux personnes retraitées.
They moved to a retirement community in Florida.
Ils ont déménagé dans une communauté de retraite en Floride.

Definitions

retirementnoun
The action or fact of leaving one's job and ceasing to work, typically upon reaching a certain age.
After 40 years of service, she looked forward to her retirement.
The period of one's life after leaving one's job and ceasing to work.
He spent his retirement traveling around the world.
The withdrawal of a jury from the courtroom to decide a verdict.
The judge announced the retirement of the jury to deliberate on the case.
The act of withdrawing something from service, use, or circulation.
The airline announced the retirement of its oldest aircraft.
The act of retreating or moving back, especially of troops during battle.
The regiment's retirement across the river prevented heavier losses.
A place or state of seclusion or privacy; a retreat.
She kept a small cottage as a quiet retirement in the countryside.
retirementadjective
Relating to or intended for people who have permanently stopped working.
They moved to a retirement community in Florida.
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