retirement

/rɪˈtaɪəmənt/ noun [C, U]

Definition

STOP WORKING › when you leave your job and stop working, usually because you are old: He's taking early retirement.

TIME › the period of your life after you have stopped working: We wish you a long and happy retirement.

(Definition of retirement noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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