- retirement
- nounADJECTIVE▪ early, premature▪
A knee injury forced him into premature retirement.
▪ active▪ comfortable, happy, secure▪He provided for a comfortable retirement by selling the business.
▪ compulsory (BrE), enforced (esp. BrE), forced (AmE), mandatory (esp. AmE)▪compulsory retirement at 60
▪her enforced retirement from the sport
▪ voluntary▪She took voluntary retirement in 2001.
▪ imminent, impending, pending (AmE), upcoming▪She announced her impending retirement.
▪ official▪his official retirement in 2012
VERB + RETIREMENT▪ consider, contemplate, think about, think of▪ look forward to▪ approach, be close to, near▪ delay, postpone▪ plan, plan for, prepare for▪The website helps you plan your retirement.
▪ finance, fund, provide for▪investments to fund their retirement
▪ reach▪ announce▪ enter, go into▪It was their final concert before entering retirement.
▪ come out of▪He is going to come out of retirement for this one last concert.
▪ force, force sb into▪In 1996 health problems forced her retirement.
▪ mark▪They presented him with a watch to mark his retirement.
▪ enjoy, spend▪I intend to spend my retirement playing golf.
RETIREMENT + NOUN▪ age▪ date▪Her official retirement date is March 12.
▪ benefits, package, pension (esp. BrE)▪ plan, programme/program (esp. AmE)▪ savings▪They have about $14 800 in retirement savings.
▪ account (AmE)▪the benefits of private retirement accounts
▪ fund▪ income, money (esp. AmE), pay (esp. AmE)▪He has a good retirement income.
▪ portfolio (esp. AmE)▪Thanks to his diligence, his retirement portfolio is flourishing.
▪ security▪important matters like health care and retirement security
▪ gift, party▪ facility (AmE), home▪ community (AmE), village▪older adults who relocate to retirement communities
▪ years▪I've been thinking about where I might like to spend my retirement years.
PREPOSITION▪ after (your) retirement, before (your) retirement▪After her retirement from the stage she began to drink.
▪ at (your) retirement▪Your pension plan provides a cash lump sum at retirement.
▪ for (your) retirement▪She's saving for her retirement.
▪ in (your) retirement▪His father was now living in retirement in France.
▪She has found a new hobby in her retirement.
▪ on (your) retirement▪a gift from the company on his retirement
▪ until (your) retirement▪He remained in the post until his retirement last year.
▪ retirement as▪her retirement as sales director
▪ retirement at▪retirement at fifty (BrE)
▪retirement at age fifty (esp. AmE)
▪ retirement from▪his retirement from football
PHRASES▪ the age of retirement▪The age of retirement for all employees is 60.
▪ take early retirement▪The company suggested that he should take early retirement.
▪ a long and happy retirement
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
