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re·tire·ment

retirement

 
 
pronunciation:
rih taIr mnt
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: A retirement is an act of retiring. When someone retires, they stop working and don't plan to work again.
Liam's class made a card to give to their school librarian to congratulate her on her retirement.
definition 2: Retirement is the time of a person's life when they are retired. When someone is retired, they are not working anymore. Many older people enter retirement when they are over sixty or sixty-five.
Ken's parents want to travel a lot during their retirement.
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