retirement
/ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ).mənt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "After dinner there was the peaceful pipe that Tulloch had forecast, and mutual reminiscences until the long clock in the corner, striking the smallest hour of the morning, prompted Tulloch to suggest retirement."
- "The heir to the throne of Bogota […] had to undergo a rigorous training from his infancy: he lived in complete retirement in a temple, where he might not see the sun nor eat salt nor converse with a woman: he was surrounded by guards who observed his conduct and noted all his actions."
- "When her mother frowned, and her friend looked cool, she would steal to this retirement, where human foot seldom trod […]."
- "[…] and chance had less in its favour in the crowd of London than even in the retirement of Barton […]"
- ""I tried retirement ten years ago. Didn't think much of it. Complete waste of time. So I gave it up after two weeks.""
- "A.I. is described as the new electricity. It’s even bigger than fire. Don’t bother saving money for retirement because everyone will be rich rich rich."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ).mənt/