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golden handshake |
(informal) an amount of money or other special incentive offered to an employee as an inducement to retire early. |
mothball |
to retire from use and place into storage. [1/2 definitions] |
pension |
to dismiss or cause to retire with a pension (often fol. by "off"). [1/4 definitions] |
retreat |
to retire to a shelter or place of seclusion. [1/8 definitions] |
retrocede1 |
to go or move back; recede; retire. |
superannuate |
to allow to retire with a pension because of old age, illness, infirmity, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
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