noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ early , premature
▪
A knee injury forced him into premature ~.
▪ active
▪ comfortable , happy , secure
▪
He provided for a comfortable ~ by selling the business.
▪ compulsory ( BrE ), enforced ( esp. BrE ), forced ( AmE ), mandatory ( esp. AmE )
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compulsory ~ at 60
▪
her enforced ~ from the sport
▪ voluntary
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She took voluntary ~ in 2001.
▪ imminent , impending , pending ( AmE ), upcoming
▪
She announced her impending ~.
▪ official
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his official ~ in 2012
VERB + RETIREMENT
▪ consider , contemplate , think about , think of
▪ look forward to
▪ approach , be close to , near
▪ delay , postpone
▪ plan , plan for , prepare for
▪
The website helps you plan your ~.
▪ finance , fund , provide for
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investments to fund their ~
▪ reach
▪ announce
▪ enter , go into
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It was their final concert before entering ~.
▪ come out of
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He is going to come out of ~ for this one last concert.
▪ force , force sb into
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In 1996 health problems forced her ~.
▪ mark
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They presented him with a watch to mark his ~.
▪ enjoy , spend
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I intend to spend my ~ playing golf.
RETIREMENT + NOUN
▪ age
▪ date
▪
Her official ~ date is March 12.
▪ benefits , package , pension ( esp. BrE )
▪ plan , programme/program ( esp. AmE )
▪ savings
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They have about $14 800 in ~ savings.
▪ account ( AmE )
▪
the benefits of private ~ accounts
▪ fund
▪ income , money ( esp. AmE ), pay ( esp. AmE )
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He has a good ~ income.
▪ portfolio ( esp. AmE )
▪
Thanks to his diligence, his ~ portfolio is flourishing.
▪ security
▪
important matters like health care and ~ security
▪ gift , party
▪ facility ( AmE ), home
▪ community ( AmE ), village
▪
older adults who relocate to ~ communities
▪ years
▪
I've been thinking about where I might like to spend my ~ years.
PREPOSITION
▪ after (your) ~ , before (your) ~
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After her ~ from the stage she began to drink.
▪ at (your) ~
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Your pension plan provides a cash lump sum at ~.
▪ for (your) ~
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She's saving for her ~.
▪ in (your) ~
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His father was now living in ~ in France.
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She has found a new hobby in her ~.
▪ on (your) ~
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a gift from the company on his ~
▪ until (your) ~
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He remained in the post until his ~ last year.
▪ ~ as
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her ~ as sales director
▪ ~ at
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~ at fifty ( BrE )
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~ at age fifty ( esp. AmE )
▪ ~ from
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his ~ from football
PHRASES
▪ the age of ~
▪
The age of ~ for all employees is 60.
▪ take early ~
▪
The company suggested that he should take early ~.
▪ a long and happy ~