Associations to the word «Retirement»

Wiktionary

RETIREMENT, noun. An act of retiring; withdrawal.
RETIREMENT, noun. (uncountable) The state of being retired; seclusion.
RETIREMENT, noun. The portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.
RETIREMENT, noun. (obsolete) A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode.
RETIREMENT HOME, noun. A multi-residence housing facility intended for the elderly.
RETIREMENT HOMES, noun. Plural of retirement home

Dictionary definition

RETIREMENT, noun. The state of being retired from one's business or occupation.
RETIREMENT, noun. Withdrawal from your position or occupation.
RETIREMENT, noun. Withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King