retirement

Retirement is defined as seclusion or privacy, or withdrawal from work due to age.

(noun)

  1. An example of retirement is going into a back bedroom and taking a nap.
  2. An example of retirement is a 65 year old person deciding to permanently leave his job.

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See retirement in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a retiring or being retired; specif., withdrawal from work, business, etc. because of age
    1. privacy; seclusion
    2. a place of privacy or seclusion

See retirement in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act of retiring.
  2. The state of being retired.
  3. Withdrawal from one's occupation, business, or office.
  4. Withdrawal into privacy or seclusion.
  5. A place of privacy or seclusion; a retreat. See Synonyms at solitude.

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