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retiral

noun
/ɹɪˈtaɪ(ə)ɹəl/UK/ɹəˈtaɪɹəl/US/ɹɪˈtaeɾl̩/

Etymology

From retire + -al.

  1. derived from *tīrāre✻
  2. derived from retirer
  3. derived from retirer — “draw back”
  4. suffixed as retiral — “retire + al”

Definitions

  1. Withdrawal, retreat.

  2. Retirement from employment.

    • By that time I had sold the main business, being past retiral age.

  3. The act of taking up a bill when due.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA