RETIREMENT


Meaning of RETIREMENT in English

/ri tuyeur"meuhnt/ , n.

1. the act of retiring or the state of being retired.

2. removal or withdrawal from service, office, or business.

3. the portion of a person's life during which a person is retired.

4. a pension or other income on which a retired person lives: His retirement is barely enough to pay the rent.

5. withdrawal into privacy or seclusion.

6. privacy or seclusion.

7. a private or secluded place.

8. Mil. orderly withdrawal of a military force, according to plan, without pressure from the enemy.

9. withdrawal of securities from the market by a corporation, as through payment at maturity, repurchase, or exchange.

adj.

10. noting or pertaining to retirement: retirement pay.

[ 1590-1600; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .