Retirement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being retired from one's business or occupation

withdrawal from your position or occupation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪtˈaɪəmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪtˈaɪəmənt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt/.

Examples

the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

retreat

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
noun	withdrawal from your position or occupation
noun	withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation “the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity”

Word Forms

retire

verb

go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ruhestand

der Zustand, in dem man aus dem eigenen Unternehmen oder Beruf ausgeschieden ist

🇫🇷French

retraite

l'état d'être retraité de son entreprise ou de sa profession

🇪🇸Spanish

jubilación

el estado de estar jubilado de su negocio u ocupación

🇮🇹Italian

pensionamento

lo stato di pensionamento dalla propria attività o professione

🇳🇱Dutch

pensioen

de staat waarin men zich terugtrekt uit zijn bedrijf of beroep

🇵🇹Portuguese

aposentadoria

o estado de estar aposentado de um negócio ou ocupação

🇷🇺Russian

выход на пенсию

состояние выхода на пенсию из своего бизнеса или профессии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निवृत्ति

किसी के व्यवसाय या व्यवसाय से सेवानिवृत्त होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

অবসর

একজনের ব্যবসা বা পেশা থেকে অবসর নেওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஓய்வு

ஒருவரின் தொழில் அல்லது தொழிலில் இருந்து ஓய்வு பெற்ற நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

పదవీ విరమణ

ఒకరి వ్యాపారం లేదా వృత్తి నుండి రిటైర్ అయిన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

सेवानिवृत्ती

एखाद्याच्या व्यवसायातून किंवा व्यवसायातून निवृत्त होण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિવૃત્તિ

કોઈના વ્યવસાય અથવા વ્યવસાયમાંથી નિવૃત્ત થવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿವೃತ್ತಿ

ಒಬ್ಬರ ವ್ಯವಹಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಉದ್ಯೋಗದಿಂದ ನಿವೃತ್ತರಾಗಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിരമിക്കൽ

ഒരാളുടെ ബിസിനസ്സിൽ നിന്നോ ജോലിയിൽ നിന്നോ വിരമിച്ച അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੇਵਾਮੁਕਤੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦੇ ਕਾਰੋਬਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਕਿੱਤੇ ਤੋਂ ਸੇਵਾਮੁਕਤ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ریٹائرمنٹ

کسی کے کاروبار یا پیشے سے ریٹائر ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

退休

从自己的企业或职业中退休的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

退職

ビジネスまたは職業から引退した状態

🇰🇷Korean

퇴직

사업이나 직업에서 은퇴한 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghỉ hưu

tình trạng rút lui khỏi công việc kinh doanh hoặc nghề nghiệp của một người

🇹🇭Thai

เกษียณอายุ

สถานะของการเกษียณจากธุรกิจหรืออาชีพของตน

🇮🇩Indonesian

masa pensiun

keadaan pensiun dari bisnis atau pekerjaan seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

pagreretiro

ang estado ng pagiging nagretiro mula sa isang negosyo o trabaho

🇲🇾Malay

persaraan

keadaan bersara daripada perniagaan atau pekerjaan seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التقاعد

حالة التقاعد من العمل أو المهنة

🇮🇷Persian

بازنشستگی

وضعیت بازنشستگی از کسب و کار یا شغل

🇹🇷Turkish

emeklilik

kişinin işinden veya mesleğinden emekli olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּרִישָׁה

מצב הפרישה מעסק או משלח יד

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The primary meaning of 'retirement' is 'the state of being retired from one's business or occupation'.

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Using 'retirement' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'retirement' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'retirement' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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