What is Retirement?
'''Retirement''' is when people stop [[job|working]]. People may retire when they reach a certain age, or if they get sick or have an [[accident]], or even for their own choice. People cannot generally retire unless they have a [[pension]]. Some people may semi-retire and keep some sort of [[job]]. People typically do this after working for so many years and growing tired of it. People who become less able to look after themselves may move to [[retirement home]]s, retirement villages,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lloyd|first=Gemma|date=2023-02-16|title=First retirement village addressing ‘increasing demand for modernisation’ opens|url=https://www.homecareinsight.co.uk/first-retirement-village-addressing-increasing-demand-for-modernisation-opens/|access-date=2023-02-16|language=en-US}}</ref> sheltered housing, or [[nursing home]]<nowiki/>s. They may have to pay for [[Social care|care,]]<nowiki/>or their family may care for them. ==Retirement in other uses== The term may also be used when it's not related to people. This can maybe used for when something is out of service, like an old model [[vehicle]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [[Wiktionary]] [[wikt:retirement|term about this word]] {{commonscat}} {{stub}} [[Category:Old age]]