retiral

See also: retirál

English

Etymology

From retire +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈtʌɪəɹəl/

Noun

retiral (countable and uncountable, plural retirals)

1. (now chiefly Scotland) Withdrawal, retreat. [from 17th c.]
2. (now chiefly Scotland) Retirement from employment. [from 19th c.]
   • 2003, Alasdair Gray, “Job's Skin Game”, in Every Short Story, Canongate, published 2012, page 731:

     By that time I had sold the main business, being past retiral age.

3. (finance) The act of taking up a bill when due.

Anagrams

• retrial, trailer, trialer