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Retiring
/ɹəˈtaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/
To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
📖 Definitions of "Retiring"
- 1
To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
"Having made a large fortune, he retired."
- 2
(sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
- 3
To cease use or production of something.
"The steamship made thousands of trips over several decades before it was retired by the shipping company."
- 4
To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
"The central bank retired those notes five years ago."
- 1
To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
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Retirement
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Introverted, liking privacy and seclusion.
"I don't really know him well, since he's so shy and retiring."
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