retd
retd is the abbreviation of retired.
Meaning of retired
Adjective
retired (comparative more retired, superlative most retired)
- Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.
- I lead a retired lifestyle.
- Of a place, far from civilization, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.
- The little stone Saint occupied a retired niche in a side aisle of the old cathedral.1910, ‘Saki’, “The Saint and the Goblin”, in Reginald in Russia
- Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. (of people)
- The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.
- No longer in use or production.
- Following Jackie Robinson's success, his uniform number, 42, became a retired number across all major league teams.
Questions about retd
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- Retd is the abbreviation of retired.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: retd (page history and authors); retired (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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