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retiral

UK/ɹɪˈtaɪ(ə)ɹəl/US/ɹəˈtaɪɹəl/

retiral noun: withdrawal, retreat.

Noun

retiral (countable and uncountable, plural retirals)

  1. (Scotland) Withdrawal, retreat.
  2. (Scotland) Retirement from employment.
    • By that time I had sold the main business, being past retiral age.2003, Alasdair Gray, “Job's Skin Game”, in Every Short Story, Canongate, published 2012, page 731
  3. The act of taking up a bill when due.

Forms of retiral

pluralretirals

Origin of retiral

From retire + -al.

Words that rhyme with retiral

Questions about retiral

What does retiral mean?
Retiral means withdrawal, retreat.
What part of speech is retiral?
Retiral is a noun.
How do you pronounce retiral?
Retiral is pronounced /ɹɪˈtaɪ(ə)ɹəl/ (UK).
What is the plural of retiral?
The plural of retiral is retirals.

Words near retiral in the dictionary

  1. retirable
  2. retiracies
  3. retiracy
  4. retirade
  5. retirades
  6. retiral
  7. retirals
  8. retirant
  9. retirants
  10. retire
  11. retire hurt

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