Microretirement

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An extended break from employment. countable, neologism, uncountable

    "Though a few workers have committed to the microretirement lifestyle, more and more young people say they are open to the idea of taking extended breaks from work to volunteer or focus on "personal projects," WSJ noted, citing data from Handshake, a job database for college students."

Synonyms

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miniretirement

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"Though a few workers have committed to the microretirement lifestyle, more and more young people say they are open to the idea of taking extended breaks from work to volunteer or focus on "personal projects," WSJ noted, citing data from Handshake, a job database for college students."

Etymology

From micro- + retirement.

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