retirement /ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ).mənt/ noun5 •the years that follow the end of someone's working life, once they are old enough to stop for good"I tried retirement ten years ago. Didn't think much of it. Complete waste of time. So I gave it up after two weeks." — 2021 •The act of leaving one's career or employment permanently. •An act of retiring; withdrawal. •The state of being retired; seclusion. •(no longer used) A place of seclusion or privacy; a retreat.When her mother frowned, and her friend looked cool, she would steal to this retirement, where human foot seldom trod […]. — 1788 formsretirements