noun

retirement

retirement

He is looking forward to his retirement.

He is looking forward to his retirement.

She took early retirement last year.

She took early retirement last year.

((from sth.)) the act of leaving your job and stopping working He announced his retirement from politics.

Synonyms: leaving work, pension; Antonyms: employment, career

From 'retire' + '-ment'. 'Retire' is from Old French 'retirer', meaning 'to pull back'.

Think of 're-' (back) and getting 'tired' of work, so you stop and pull back from it.

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