American Dictionary
Definition retirement in American English
retirement
noun
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noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/rɪˈtaɪrmənt/
1
the time when you stop working, especially because you have reached the age when you are officially too old to work, or the act of doing this
Example
I am now approaching retirement.
Example
an increase in retirements due to illness
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1.1
the time when you stop playing sport as a professional player because you are too old, or the act of doing this
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