noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ).mənt/
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CMU ARPABET:R IY0 T AY1 ER0 M AH0 N T
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1
noun
Meaning 1
An act of retiring; withdrawal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: departure, withdrawment
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The state of being retired; seclusion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: privacy, seclusion, solitude
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A place of seclusion or privacy; a retreat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: retreat
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The act of leaving one's career or employment permanently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: retreat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: withdrawal
7
noun
Meaning 7
withdrawal from your position or occupation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: termination, ending, conclusion
Narrower terms: hibernation, rustication
8
noun
Meaning 8
the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: status, position
History
Etymology
From French retirement, from retirer (“withdraw, retire”); corresponding to retire + -ment.
Across languages
Translations
85 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَقَاعُد
(taqāʕud)
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Azerbaijani:
təqaüd
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Bulgarian:
пенсиони́ране
(pensionírane)
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Catalan:
jubilació
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Chinese Mandarin:
退休
(tuìxiū)
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Czech:
výslužba
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Dutch:
pensionering
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Finnish:
eläköityminen
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Finnish:
eläkkeelle siirtyminen
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Finnish:
eläkepäivät
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Finnish:
eläkeläisyys
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
French:
retraite
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Galician:
xubilación
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Georgian:
სამსახურიდან გადადგომა
(samsaxuridan gadadgoma)
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Georgian:
თანამდებობიდან გადადგომა
(tanamdebobidan gadadgoma)
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Georgian:
პენსიაზე გასვლა
(ṗensiaze gasvla)
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
German:
Rente
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
German:
Ruhestand
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Greek:
συνταξιοδότηση
(syntaxiodótisi)
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Greek:
σύνταξη
(sýntaxi)
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Hindi:
निवृत्ति
(nivŕtti)
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Hindi:
सेवानिवृत्ति
(sevānivŕtti)
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Irish:
scor
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Italian:
pensionamento
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Japanese:
退職
(taishoku)
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Japanese:
停年退職
(teinan taishoku)
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Korean:
퇴직
(toejik)
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Korean:
은퇴
(euntoe)
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Latin:
sēcessus
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Macedonian:
пензија
(penzija)
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Māori:
tāokinga
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Pashto:
تقاعد
(taqā'ód)
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Iranian Persian:
بازْنِشَسْتِگی
(bâznešastegi)
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Polish:
przejście na emeryturę
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Polish:
emerytura
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Portuguese:
reforma
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Portuguese:
aposentamento
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Portuguese:
aposentadoria
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Portuguese:
retiramento
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Portuguese:
retirada
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Portuguese:
isolamento
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Romanian:
retragere
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Russian:
отста́вка
(otstávka)
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Russian:
ухо́д на пе́нсию
(uxód na pénsiju)
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Serbo-Croatian:
пензионисање
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Serbo-Croatian:
пензија
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Serbo-Croatian:
penzionisanje
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Serbo-Croatian:
penzija
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Spanish:
jubilación
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Spanish:
retirada
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Swedish:
pensionering
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Turkish:
emeklilik
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Vietnamese:
nghỉ hưu
— act of retiring, or the state of being retired
Dutch:
pensioen
— portion of one's life after retiring
French:
retraite
— portion of one's life after retiring
German:
Ruhestand
— portion of one's life after retiring
German:
Lebensabend
— portion of one's life after retiring
German:
Rente
— portion of one's life after retiring
German:
Pension
— portion of one's life after retiring
Indonesian:
pensiun
— portion of one's life after retiring
Khmer:
ពេលចូលនិវត្តន៍
(peel-coul nivŏət)
— portion of one's life after retiring
Malay:
persaraan
— portion of one's life after retiring
Māori:
tāokinga
— portion of one's life after retiring
Polish:
emerytura
— portion of one's life after retiring
Portuguese:
aposentadoria
— portion of one's life after retiring
Romanian:
pensie
— portion of one's life after retiring
Russian:
пе́нсия
(pénsija)
— portion of one's life after retiring
Vietnamese:
tuổi nghỉ hưu
— portion of one's life after retiring
Bulgarian:
уедине́ние
(uedinénie)
— place of seclusion or privacy
Chinese Mandarin:
隱私 /隐私
(yǐnsī)
— place of seclusion or privacy
Finnish:
piilopaikka
— place of seclusion or privacy
Finnish:
piilopirtti
— place of seclusion or privacy
French:
retraite
— place of seclusion or privacy
Georgian:
განმარტოებულობა
(ganmarṭoebuloba)
— place of seclusion or privacy
Georgian:
კარჩაკეტილობა
(ḳarčaḳeṭiloba)
— place of seclusion or privacy
Georgian:
იზოლირებულობა
(izolirebuloba)
— place of seclusion or privacy
German:
Abgeschiedenheit
— place of seclusion or privacy
German:
lauschiges Plätzchen
— place of seclusion or privacy
Hungarian:
visszavonultság
— place of seclusion or privacy
Japanese:
幽居
(yūkyo)
— place of seclusion or privacy
Polish:
miejsce odosobnienia
— place of seclusion or privacy
Portuguese:
retiro
— place of seclusion or privacy
Romanian:
retragere
— place of seclusion or privacy
Russian:
уедине́ние
(ujedinénije)
— place of seclusion or privacy
Russian:
уединённость
(ujedinjónnostʹ)
— place of seclusion or privacy
