retire from the army — complete one s time of service in the army … English contemporary dictionary
Retire — To extinguish a security, as in paying off a debt. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * retire re‧tire [rɪˈtaɪə ǁ ˈtaɪr] verb 1. [intransitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to stop work at the end of your working life: • He wanted to retire at 50. •… … Financial and business terms
retire — To extinguish a security, as in paying off a debt. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * retire re‧tire [rɪˈtaɪə ǁ ˈtaɪr] verb 1. [intransitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to stop work at the end of your working life: • He wanted to retire at 50 … Financial and business terms
retire — retirer, n. /ri tuyeur /, v., retired, retiring, n. v.i. 1. to withdraw, or go away or apart, to a place of privacy, shelter, or seclusion: He retired to his study. 2. to go to bed: He retired at midnight. 3. to withdraw from office, business, or … Universalium
retire — verb (retired; retiring) Etymology: Middle French retirer, from re + tirer to draw Date: 1533 intransitive verb 1. to withdraw from action or danger ; retreat 2. to withdraw especially for privacy < retired to her room > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Service summary of Douglas MacArthur — Douglas MacArthur, United States Army General began his career in 1899, served in three major military conflicts and held the highest military office of the United States and of the Philippines during that service.ummary of serviceWest Point*June … Wikipedia
SERVICE, James (1823-1899) — premier of Victoria was the son of Robert Service and was born at Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, in November 1823. He was educated at the local school, and was for some time a schoolmaster before entering on commercial life in the business of… … Dictionary of Australian Biography
retire — v 1. withdraw, go apart, isolate oneself, secede, separate oneself; rusticate, hibernate, estivate; leave, depart, decamp, take off, go off, go away, abscond; exit, take one s leave; retreat, fall or draw back, give way, lose ground, take flight … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
retire — re·tire vb re·tired, re·tir·ing vi: to withdraw from an action the jury retired for deliberations vt: to withdraw from circulation or from the market retire a loan retire stock Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
Retire — Re*tire , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retiring}.] [F. retirer; pref. re re + tirer to draw. See {Tirade}.] 1. To withdraw; to take away; sometimes used reflexively. [1913 Webster] He . . . retired himself, his wife, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English