retirement

Definition

  • noun: the act of ending your working or professional career
  • noun: an act of 'retiring'
  • synonyms: retreat, privacy, departure

Examples

  • She reaches 'retirement' [=(more commonly) 'retirement age'] next May.

  • a 'retirement' community [=a place for people who are retired]

  • Many fans were surprised by the champion's 'retirement'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I am out of here. Sorry, Frank. It is a bomb! He is okay. Minor wound. Both cops dead. Two days to retirement. Nick? - Who the hell are you? - Do not shoot me! I am a kid. - How did you get here? - I do not think you want to know. Close your eyes, stay flat and do not move! (..)
    1993 Last Action Hero