Definition of early retirement in English: early retirement
noun mass noun The practice of leaving employment before the statutory age, especially on favourable financial terms.
‘some will be forced to take early retirement’
count noun ‘there is a surge of early retirements among demoralized staff’
More example sentences
‘Reality is that, through financial necessity, early retirement is not an option.’ ‘By 1945 Princeton gave him early retirement in his own best interests.’ ‘The meeting is intended to explore the practicalities and planning of early retirement.’ ‘Shortly afterwards a more senior executive also used the merger as an excuse to force early retirement upon the manager.’ ‘Layoffs and early retirement have forced many workers to start their own businesses.’ ‘The previous government curbed opposition to job losses by using early retirement.’ ‘Conditions are so bad that many GPs are considering early retirement or trying to find alternative employment.’ ‘Sadly, for many of these people, early retirement is little more than a pipe dream.’ ‘Becoming a father later in life has meant that early retirement is not an option financially.’ ‘I never take out loans as I have taken early retirement and never intend working again.’ ‘Why should the rest of us pay for public employees to take early retirement and guaranteed pensions funded partly by public money.’ ‘Sue was later joined by colleagues for a party to toast her early retirement after more than 21 years in the rail industry.’ ‘Some of those who did not want to move were given the expensive option of early retirement.’ ‘After he took early retirement, Leroy looked into financial advising as a new career.’ ‘He had now embarked on a career which was to be his profession until he took early retirement in recent times.’ ‘Hundt also demanded a higher deduction for pensioners who take early retirement.’ ‘There has been a wave of early retirement among older teachers over the past five to seven years.’ ‘After Sarah's health worsened she decided to take early retirement.’ ‘People are living longer, and flexible pension arrangements mean that early retirement is more often a possibility.’ ‘The majority of this de-layering was achieved through early retirement or voluntary redundancies.’