Definition of RETIREMENT

retirement

Meanings

Plural: retirements

Noun

  • the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
  • withdrawal from your position or occupation
  • withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
  • An act of retiring; withdrawal.
  • The state of being retired; seclusion.
  • A place of seclusion or privacy; a retreat.
  • The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.
  • The act of leaving one's career or employment permanently.

Origin / Etymology

From French retirement, from retirer (“withdraw, retire”); corresponding to retire + -ment.

Scrabble Score: 12

retirement is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
retirement is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
retirement is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

retirement is a valid Words With Friends word