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verb rɪˈtʌɪərəˈtaɪ(ə)r 1no object Leave one's job and cease to work, typically on reaching the normal age for leaving service. he retired from the Navy in 1986 Example sentencesExamples - At the age of 70 I retired from college teaching because of the ever-widening age difference between that of the instructor and his students.
- Edwin reluctantly retired from work in 1889 aged 84.
- Although Paul Jenkins has retired from his post as archivist, that does not mean that he will stop researching the meanings of photographs.
- His partners included almost all of the ballerinas who rose to fame between 1936 and 1962, when he retired from the stage.
- His major league officiating career spanned three decades, from 1954 to 1978, when he retired as an umpire in the American League.
- Having retired from the stage, she devotes some time to masterclasses.
- The place was a relic, a museum piece, preserved like a man who stops shopping for clothes the day he retires and spends the next thirty years living in limbo and the same pair of nylon trousers.
- Fixed annuities help stabilize income from investments, and are most commonly used by people who are not fully participating in the workforce, are about to retire or have retired.
- In fact, after he retired and was free full time, he knew exactly what he wanted to do.
- Winterbottom recently retired from Hutcheson & Co in Victoria, having spent 33 years in public practice in the local area.
- The family lived in Carrington Street, New Plymouth, after relocating when Frederick Watson retired from the bank in Bulls.
- He said he recently retired after 53 years working and found it was extraordinary how life passes so quickly.
- Beginning with an instructorship at Yale in 1909, he taught on a full-time basis for 51 years until retiring in 1960 at the age of 80.
- He had been a merchant seaman man and boy, covering some fifty years and he was so accustomed to shouting just to be heard that he couldn't stop doing it now that he'd retired.
- He seems to have retired from printmaking in the late 1820s, though he did contribute illustrations for books even quite late in his life.
- Payments stop when you return to work, retire or die.
- The Government reckons that at least three million people are facing poverty in their old age and that up to ten million more are looking at a huge drop in living standards when they retire.
- When Robert retired from teaching, his appetite for taking pictures grew until he was, in effect, a full-time amateur photographer.
- Gaddis retired from a fifty-year teaching career in 1997.
- He retired from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2001, after teaching there for 35 years.
Synonyms give up work, stop working, stop work reach retirement age - 1.1with object Compel (an employee) to leave their job, especially before they have reached retirement age.
the Home Office retired him Example sentencesExamples - Expect a major change of location soon, of course: it seems that he has been unceremoniously retired from service.
- The question here is whether a transfer of property that extinguishes the trust by merging the beneficial and legal interest can in any sense be said to retire a trustee.
- By retiring officers unfit for active service, this group attempted to revolutionize the navy's traditional system of promotion.
- By and large, the throngs of steelworkers have been retired by computers and automated controls that now watch over every aspect of the steel-making process.
Synonyms pension off, force to retire, force to give up work informal put out to grass - 1.2 (of a player) cease to participate in competitive sport.
he retired from football several years ago Example sentencesExamples - The clincher came December 20 when Michelena, the sport's living legend, announced he was retiring.
- Afterwards, the gutsy halfback became even more determined to finish his career as a player - not retired forever through injury.
- Bird was my favorite player and when he retired from basketball, I lost interest in the game.
- Well I'm sorry to hear that you are retiring from playing.
- After retiring from the Bears in 1934, he became a football broadcaster on radio and then television, widely admired as a remarkably modest football hero, one of the greatest of all time.
- He retired after almost eight years in the sport.
- Key players moved on to other careers or retired.
- Brought up in Bangor, Maine, Rudom became a professional basketball player before retiring at 30.
- Bernie Mac is Stan Ross, a Milwaukee Brewer who hits his 3,000th hit during a pennant race and instantly retires after snatching the souvenir ball away from the kid who catches it.
- After retiring from the sport in 1994, Chris decided to continue his involvement in a volunteer capacity.
- I've prematurely retired from international football because I did not want to go to the African Nations Cup.
- He competed in four Olympic Games and did not retire from professional athletics until 1995.
- After retiring from sports, he ran a private practice in Orange, California, for many years.
- When a superstar retires, the price is based on his racetrack performance.
- Freddy made a face that was full of sorrow, as if he was being asked to retire from the major leagues.
- She played for several years before retiring with repetition strain injury.
- She was forced to withdraw from the Rome Olympics in 1960 because of a hamstring injury, and retired.
- Only the nobility were allowed to take part in jousting tournaments though Henry VIII had to retire from the sport as he was seriously injured in a jousting tournament in 1536.
- Hellé did not retire immediately from racing, but her story now was one of betrayal, impoverishment and obscurity.
- Contrary to media reports this week, South African batsman, Daryll Cullinan has not officially retired from international cricket.
- 1.3 (of a sports player) withdraw from a race or match as a result of accident or injury.
he was forced to retire with a damaged oil tank with complement Stewart retired hurt Example sentencesExamples - The game turned out to be his last professional outing, as unnecessary injury problems forced yet another player to retire early.
- A pity Shane had to retire through injury for the last quarter.
- 1.4Baseball with object Put out (a batter); cause (a side) to end a turn at bat.
Dopson retired twelve batters in a row Example sentencesExamples - But Budde settled down and retired the next three batters.
- Scobie took the mound for the seventh, retiring the first batter.
- I retired all three batters in the ninth and again struck out two, " recalled Jansen.
- A pitcher retires the first two batters in the top of the first inning.
- It requires retiring all twenty-seven batters in order, without allowing a single runner.
2no object Withdraw to or from a particular place. she retired into the bathroom Example sentencesExamples - More and more children retired to playing indoors as September dragged on.
- What's more, she preferred her own bedroom to any other area of the house and would often retire there when visitors arrived.
- And feeling irritated, I retired to the bathroom where I sat on the floor scowling for a great deal of the evening.
- All competitors please retire with me to the castle, that is all.
- Dennis, be careful from now on, I must retire back to my retreat, but it'll be a long time before you do.
- They retired on a bench nearby watching the other games.
- The day ended, I retired to my dorm room in boredom, finishing more homework and watching as Bridget fluttered back and forth between her bed and the bathroom.
- We could think of nothing to say, and neither could they, so we finished our breakfast, and retired to our room less than ten minutes later.
- As soon as they had done that, they then retired to re-load at the base of the hill.
- Later that evening after they had all finished their Christmas dinner, Sam retired to the window seat to read one of the new books she had gotten from Bryant.
- At half-past seven the onlookers had retired to safe positions five or six hundred yards away.
- Ashen threw his hands in the air and then retired to a stone wall, leaning against it.
- He performed similar services for Becky then made a sign of blessing on both girls before he also retired to the sideline.
- The two finished their dance and then Krista retired to her room saying she was tired.
- At the outbreak of the Civil War he retired to Montgomery Castle and declined to become involved.
- On the fifth day after Landon died, the wind came to a complete stop and Shane retired to her cabin.
- Again retiring to the bathroom to shower, I was faced by the mirror as soon as I closed the door behind me.
- Even the old washer-woman, though her features be hooded and in weathered high-relief, has to retire to her humble quarters and stop laundering.
- After dinner was finished, Audrey retired to the drawing room, where she began reading in a feeble attempt to divert her mind from the day's activities.
- I left the bathroom as she began to prepare for a shower and retired to the couch bed, where I had been sleeping for the past few weeks!
Synonyms go off, withdraw, go away, go out, exit, make an exit, take oneself off, depart, decamp, adjourn, leave for shut oneself away in, absent oneself literary betake oneself formal repair - 2.1 Go to bed.
everyone retired early that night Example sentencesExamples - Initially, Sabine was exhausted from whatever she had done, and retired early after supper.
- Everyone had retired in their tents and fell asleep.
- Anmar retired early, but the first watch ended with his lamp still lit.
- She ignored her parents completely, and retired to her room early.
- The music started to die down, and the king announced for everyone to retire for the night.
- I spent the day doing nothing and retired early.
- That evening, after our major discovery and our major story telling, we retired fairly early.
- For a lady of one hundred and four years she is good, but retires early to help with breakfast at six in the morning.
- I retired early and slept until evening, and deeply at that.
- Cathy seemed very anxious to get Nelly to bed, and kept looking at her watch, finally retiring early to bed.
- MaryAnn wasn't worried about Lizzie because Lizzie rarely had plans for a Saturday night and usually retired early.
- Late that night, after everyone had retired, I sat up in bed, listening to the chirps of the night creatures.
- The seven retired to bed early that night, their bones aching.
- Black, his wife Melinda, and his daughter Caroline all retired fairly early, each moving into their separate rooms after bidding the travelers a good night.
- She had to talk to him about Edur before the wine went to his head and he insisted upon retiring to bed early.
- After eating a light dinner of grilled chicken salad and apple juice, she retired early.
- After dinner William retired to bed earlier than normal to get the rest his body was craving.
- David retired to bed early, but she stayed up much later, asking Sarah questions about the city, but never getting a direct answer.
- When I finally retired to bed, exhausted, she was still reading.
- Father always retired early, he had to commute every morning.
Synonyms go to bed, go to one's room, call it a day, go to sleep informal turn in, hit the hay, hit the sack - 2.2 (of a jury) leave the courtroom to decide the verdict of a trial.
the judge finished his summing up and the jury retired Example sentencesExamples - After three days of courtroom arguments, the 12 men of the jury retire to decide if the boy is guilty beyond reasonable doubt.
- The jury retires to consider its verdict - the jurors go into the jury room.
- Over the course of three and a half days they listened to evidence presented by both sides, and then questioned the witnesses for both defence and prosecution before retiring to consider their verdict.
- After an hour of instruction from US District Judge Barbara Jones the jury retired to begin considering the evidence.
- The trial continued the next day and the jury retired to consider their verdict.
- You can say you add the dynamics of the case, the fact that it was said just before the jury retires to consider the matter and the fact that the statements were repeated.
- The jury retired to deliberate on the afternoon of 2 October.
- On that basis, no problem arises in the normal course of events if a justices' clerk retires with the justices and it is not known what assistance, if any, he or she in fact furnishes to them.
- The jury then retire to consider the evidence before returning to announce their all important verdict.
- When both parties have completed their presentation of the case, the Court declares the hearings closed and retires to deliberate in private.
- 2.3 (of a military force) retreat from an enemy or an attacking position.
lack of numbers compelled the British force to retire Example sentencesExamples - To the north of Ypres the Germans, by employing a large quantity of asphyxiating bombs, the effect of which was felt for a distance of a mile and a quarter behind our lines, succeeded in forcing us to retire.
- Allies advance in big counter-attack - ‘French troops had to retire overwhelmed by fumes,’ says Sir J French
- Yermati led a tactical retreat and the elves retired to their kingdom.
- There was a short skirmish with enemy cavalry near Taliaferro's Mill, but they quickly retired.
- The great black dragon was forced to retire from the fight.
Synonyms retreat, withdraw, pull back, fall back, pull out, disengage, back off, give way, give ground, flee, take flight, turn tail, beat a (hasty) retreat - 2.4with object Order (a military force) to retreat.
the general retired all his troops Example sentencesExamples - From a military point of view, when you get into those situations, it makes sense to retire, withdraw, tactically or strategically, in order to reshape the war in a way that you can win it.
3Economics
with object Withdraw (a bill or note) from circulation or currency. Example sentencesExamples - Instead, Congress cranked up the printing press and called on the states to levy taxes to retire the bills.
- Their issues of paper currency were retired at their original purchasing-power values; depreciation was not a serious problem.
4Finance
with object Pay off or cancel (a debt) the debt is to be retired from state gaming-tax receipts Example sentencesExamples - When your clients are running late on their payments, it is unlikely that they will be able to retire the entire balance in one payment.
- After the war ended in 1816, these taxes were repealed and instead a high tariff was passed to retire the accumulated war debt.
- If they feel it is advantageous for them to retire their current bonds and secure a lower rate by issuing new bonds, they may call their bonds.
- Most discussions of the surplus involve retirement of the publicly held debt, but once this debt has been retired, the surplus has to be redirected elsewhere.
- But many students are unable to retire their credit card balances before they enter the working world.
Derivatives noun Already there seems to be considerable discrimination against older people in the jobs market and it's no good going on about late retirement if employers aren't going to give jobs to the late retirers. Example sentencesExamples - The early retirers tended to be from higher socioeconomic groups than the later retirers.
- ‘Then there are the ‘reticent retirers’ who, on finding themselves stuck at home with a partner every day, are quite likely to escape back into the workforce.
- Mr Proffitt added: ‘We will continue to develop our programme which is aimed at showing early retirers the many opportunities which are available to them, now they have more time.’
- Early retirers don't live longer.
Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'withdraw to a place of safety or seclusion'): from French retirer, from re- 'back' + tirer 'draw'. noun rəˈtɪəreɪrəˌtēˈrā Ballet A movement in which one leg is raised at right angles to the body until the toe is in line with the knee of the supporting leg. Example sentencesExamples - Put your hands on your shoulders or hips and just turn from the force of pushing up out of the demi plié and the working leg turning out as you place it into retiré and begin the turn.
- The orchestra stopped, and she continued to stay on pointe; sometimes moving from retiré into a la seconde, sometimes from retiré into arabesque.
Origin French, literally 'drawn back'. verbrəˈtī(ə)rrəˈtaɪ(ə)r 1no object Leave one's job and cease to work, typically upon reaching the normal age for leaving employment. he retired from the navy in 1966 Example sentencesExamples - He had been a merchant seaman man and boy, covering some fifty years and he was so accustomed to shouting just to be heard that he couldn't stop doing it now that he'd retired.
- The family lived in Carrington Street, New Plymouth, after relocating when Frederick Watson retired from the bank in Bulls.
- His major league officiating career spanned three decades, from 1954 to 1978, when he retired as an umpire in the American League.
- Winterbottom recently retired from Hutcheson & Co in Victoria, having spent 33 years in public practice in the local area.
- Edwin reluctantly retired from work in 1889 aged 84.
- In fact, after he retired and was free full time, he knew exactly what he wanted to do.
- He seems to have retired from printmaking in the late 1820s, though he did contribute illustrations for books even quite late in his life.
- At the age of 70 I retired from college teaching because of the ever-widening age difference between that of the instructor and his students.
- Beginning with an instructorship at Yale in 1909, he taught on a full-time basis for 51 years until retiring in 1960 at the age of 80.
- Gaddis retired from a fifty-year teaching career in 1997.
- Having retired from the stage, she devotes some time to masterclasses.
- He said he recently retired after 53 years working and found it was extraordinary how life passes so quickly.
- Fixed annuities help stabilize income from investments, and are most commonly used by people who are not fully participating in the workforce, are about to retire or have retired.
- Payments stop when you return to work, retire or die.
- He retired from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2001, after teaching there for 35 years.
- Although Paul Jenkins has retired from his post as archivist, that does not mean that he will stop researching the meanings of photographs.
- His partners included almost all of the ballerinas who rose to fame between 1936 and 1962, when he retired from the stage.
- The place was a relic, a museum piece, preserved like a man who stops shopping for clothes the day he retires and spends the next thirty years living in limbo and the same pair of nylon trousers.
- The Government reckons that at least three million people are facing poverty in their old age and that up to ten million more are looking at a huge drop in living standards when they retire.
- When Robert retired from teaching, his appetite for taking pictures grew until he was, in effect, a full-time amateur photographer.
Synonyms give up work, stop working, stop work - 1.1with object Compel (an employee) to leave their job, especially before they have reached the normal age for leaving employment.
the Home Office retired him Example sentencesExamples - By and large, the throngs of steelworkers have been retired by computers and automated controls that now watch over every aspect of the steel-making process.
- The question here is whether a transfer of property that extinguishes the trust by merging the beneficial and legal interest can in any sense be said to retire a trustee.
- By retiring officers unfit for active service, this group attempted to revolutionize the navy's traditional system of promotion.
- Expect a major change of location soon, of course: it seems that he has been unceremoniously retired from service.
Synonyms pension off, force to retire, force to give up work - 1.2 (of an athlete) cease to play competitively.
he retired from football several years ago Example sentencesExamples - After retiring from sports, he ran a private practice in Orange, California, for many years.
- Bernie Mac is Stan Ross, a Milwaukee Brewer who hits his 3,000th hit during a pennant race and instantly retires after snatching the souvenir ball away from the kid who catches it.
- Well I'm sorry to hear that you are retiring from playing.
- Only the nobility were allowed to take part in jousting tournaments though Henry VIII had to retire from the sport as he was seriously injured in a jousting tournament in 1536.
- When a superstar retires, the price is based on his racetrack performance.
- Afterwards, the gutsy halfback became even more determined to finish his career as a player - not retired forever through injury.
- After retiring from the Bears in 1934, he became a football broadcaster on radio and then television, widely admired as a remarkably modest football hero, one of the greatest of all time.
- He retired after almost eight years in the sport.
- I've prematurely retired from international football because I did not want to go to the African Nations Cup.
- Key players moved on to other careers or retired.
- Brought up in Bangor, Maine, Rudom became a professional basketball player before retiring at 30.
- She played for several years before retiring with repetition strain injury.
- He competed in four Olympic Games and did not retire from professional athletics until 1995.
- Contrary to media reports this week, South African batsman, Daryll Cullinan has not officially retired from international cricket.
- Bird was my favorite player and when he retired from basketball, I lost interest in the game.
- The clincher came December 20 when Michelena, the sport's living legend, announced he was retiring.
- Freddy made a face that was full of sorrow, as if he was being asked to retire from the major leagues.
- After retiring from the sport in 1994, Chris decided to continue his involvement in a volunteer capacity.
- Hellé did not retire immediately from racing, but her story now was one of betrayal, impoverishment and obscurity.
- She was forced to withdraw from the Rome Olympics in 1960 because of a hamstring injury, and retired.
- 1.3 (of an athlete) withdraw from a race or match, typically as a result of accident or injury.
with complement Stewart retired hurt he was forced to retire to the bench Example sentencesExamples - The game turned out to be his last professional outing, as unnecessary injury problems forced yet another player to retire early.
- A pity Shane had to retire through injury for the last quarter.
- 1.4Baseball with object Put out (a batter); cause (a side) to end a turn at bat.
the pitcher retired twelve batters in a row Example sentencesExamples - But Budde settled down and retired the next three batters.
- It requires retiring all twenty-seven batters in order, without allowing a single runner.
- A pitcher retires the first two batters in the top of the first inning.
- I retired all three batters in the ninth and again struck out two, " recalled Jansen.
- Scobie took the mound for the seventh, retiring the first batter.
2Withdraw to or from a particular place. she retired into the bathroom with her toothbrush Example sentencesExamples - More and more children retired to playing indoors as September dragged on.
- All competitors please retire with me to the castle, that is all.
- As soon as they had done that, they then retired to re-load at the base of the hill.
- Dennis, be careful from now on, I must retire back to my retreat, but it'll be a long time before you do.
- He performed similar services for Becky then made a sign of blessing on both girls before he also retired to the sideline.
- After dinner was finished, Audrey retired to the drawing room, where she began reading in a feeble attempt to divert her mind from the day's activities.
- On the fifth day after Landon died, the wind came to a complete stop and Shane retired to her cabin.
- And feeling irritated, I retired to the bathroom where I sat on the floor scowling for a great deal of the evening.
- They retired on a bench nearby watching the other games.
- At the outbreak of the Civil War he retired to Montgomery Castle and declined to become involved.
- At half-past seven the onlookers had retired to safe positions five or six hundred yards away.
- Again retiring to the bathroom to shower, I was faced by the mirror as soon as I closed the door behind me.
- I left the bathroom as she began to prepare for a shower and retired to the couch bed, where I had been sleeping for the past few weeks!
- What's more, she preferred her own bedroom to any other area of the house and would often retire there when visitors arrived.
- The day ended, I retired to my dorm room in boredom, finishing more homework and watching as Bridget fluttered back and forth between her bed and the bathroom.
- Later that evening after they had all finished their Christmas dinner, Sam retired to the window seat to read one of the new books she had gotten from Bryant.
- Ashen threw his hands in the air and then retired to a stone wall, leaning against it.
- Even the old washer-woman, though her features be hooded and in weathered high-relief, has to retire to her humble quarters and stop laundering.
- The two finished their dance and then Krista retired to her room saying she was tired.
- We could think of nothing to say, and neither could they, so we finished our breakfast, and retired to our room less than ten minutes later.
Synonyms go off, withdraw, go away, go out, exit, make an exit, take oneself off, depart, decamp, adjourn, leave for - 2.1 Go to bed.
everyone retired early that night Example sentencesExamples - I retired early and slept until evening, and deeply at that.
- The music started to die down, and the king announced for everyone to retire for the night.
- Late that night, after everyone had retired, I sat up in bed, listening to the chirps of the night creatures.
- Father always retired early, he had to commute every morning.
- Cathy seemed very anxious to get Nelly to bed, and kept looking at her watch, finally retiring early to bed.
- Everyone had retired in their tents and fell asleep.
- David retired to bed early, but she stayed up much later, asking Sarah questions about the city, but never getting a direct answer.
- When I finally retired to bed, exhausted, she was still reading.
- That evening, after our major discovery and our major story telling, we retired fairly early.
- I spent the day doing nothing and retired early.
- The seven retired to bed early that night, their bones aching.
- She had to talk to him about Edur before the wine went to his head and he insisted upon retiring to bed early.
- Initially, Sabine was exhausted from whatever she had done, and retired early after supper.
- After eating a light dinner of grilled chicken salad and apple juice, she retired early.
- For a lady of one hundred and four years she is good, but retires early to help with breakfast at six in the morning.
- Anmar retired early, but the first watch ended with his lamp still lit.
- Black, his wife Melinda, and his daughter Caroline all retired fairly early, each moving into their separate rooms after bidding the travelers a good night.
- She ignored her parents completely, and retired to her room early.
- MaryAnn wasn't worried about Lizzie because Lizzie rarely had plans for a Saturday night and usually retired early.
- After dinner William retired to bed earlier than normal to get the rest his body was craving.
Synonyms go to bed, go to one's room, call it a day, go to sleep - 2.2 (of a jury) leave the courtroom to decide the verdict of a trial.
Example sentencesExamples - The trial continued the next day and the jury retired to consider their verdict.
- On that basis, no problem arises in the normal course of events if a justices' clerk retires with the justices and it is not known what assistance, if any, he or she in fact furnishes to them.
- The jury retires to consider its verdict - the jurors go into the jury room.
- When both parties have completed their presentation of the case, the Court declares the hearings closed and retires to deliberate in private.
- After three days of courtroom arguments, the 12 men of the jury retire to decide if the boy is guilty beyond reasonable doubt.
- Over the course of three and a half days they listened to evidence presented by both sides, and then questioned the witnesses for both defence and prosecution before retiring to consider their verdict.
- The jury then retire to consider the evidence before returning to announce their all important verdict.
- After an hour of instruction from US District Judge Barbara Jones the jury retired to begin considering the evidence.
- The jury retired to deliberate on the afternoon of 2 October.
- You can say you add the dynamics of the case, the fact that it was said just before the jury retires to consider the matter and the fact that the statements were repeated.
- 2.3 (of a military force) retreat from an enemy or an attacking position.
lack of numbers compelled the cavalry to retire Example sentencesExamples - There was a short skirmish with enemy cavalry near Taliaferro's Mill, but they quickly retired.
- The great black dragon was forced to retire from the fight.
- To the north of Ypres the Germans, by employing a large quantity of asphyxiating bombs, the effect of which was felt for a distance of a mile and a quarter behind our lines, succeeded in forcing us to retire.
- Allies advance in big counter-attack - ‘French troops had to retire overwhelmed by fumes,’ says Sir J French
- Yermati led a tactical retreat and the elves retired to their kingdom.
Synonyms retreat, withdraw, pull back, fall back, pull out, disengage, back off, give way, give ground, flee, take flight, turn tail, beat a retreat, beat a hasty retreat - 2.4with object Order (a military force) to retreat.
the general retired all his troops Example sentencesExamples - From a military point of view, when you get into those situations, it makes sense to retire, withdraw, tactically or strategically, in order to reshape the war in a way that you can win it.
3Economics
with object Withdraw (a bill or note) from circulation or currency. Example sentencesExamples - Their issues of paper currency were retired at their original purchasing-power values; depreciation was not a serious problem.
- Instead, Congress cranked up the printing press and called on the states to levy taxes to retire the bills.
4Finance
Pay off or cancel (a debt) the debt is to be retired from state gaming-tax receipts Example sentencesExamples - If they feel it is advantageous for them to retire their current bonds and secure a lower rate by issuing new bonds, they may call their bonds.
- After the war ended in 1816, these taxes were repealed and instead a high tariff was passed to retire the accumulated war debt.
- When your clients are running late on their payments, it is unlikely that they will be able to retire the entire balance in one payment.
- Most discussions of the surplus involve retirement of the publicly held debt, but once this debt has been retired, the surplus has to be redirected elsewhere.
- But many students are unable to retire their credit card balances before they enter the working world.
Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘withdraw to a place of safety or seclusion’): from French retirer, from re- ‘back’ + tirer ‘draw’. nounrəˌtēˈrā Ballet A movement in which one leg is bent and raised at right angles to the body until the toe is in line with the knee of the supporting leg. Example sentencesExamples - The orchestra stopped, and she continued to stay on pointe; sometimes moving from retiré into a la seconde, sometimes from retiré into arabesque.
- Put your hands on your shoulders or hips and just turn from the force of pushing up out of the demi plié and the working leg turning out as you place it into retiré and begin the turn.
Origin French, literally ‘drawn back’. |