Retirement is the withdrawal from one's position or occupation or from one's active working life. A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours or workload. Many people choose to retire when they are old or incapable of doing their job due to health reasons.

What does it mean when someone is retired?

A retired person is an older person who has left his or her job and has usually stopped working completely. ... a seventy-three-year-old retired teacher from Florida. Synonyms: pensioned, former, in retirement, pensioned off More Synonyms of retired.

What does retire means in English?

intransitive verb. 1 : to withdraw from action or danger : retreat. 2 : to withdraw especially for privacy retired to her room. 3 : to move back : recede. 4 : to withdraw from one's position or occupation : conclude one's working or professional career.