different between retirement vs postretirement

English

Etymology

From French retirement, from retirer (“withdraw, retire”); corresponding to retire +? -ment.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???ta??(?).m?nt/

Noun

retirement (countable and uncountable, plural retirements)

1. An act of retiring; withdrawal. [from 16th c.]
2. (uncountable) The state of being retired; seclusion. [from 17th c.]
3. (now rare) A place of seclusion or privacy; a retreat. [from 17th c.]
   • 1788, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary, Oxford 2009, p. 12:

     When her mother frowned, and her friend looked cool, she would steal to this retirement, where human foot seldom trod […] .

4. The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career. [from 17th c.]
5. The act of leaving one's career or employment permanently. [from 17th c.]
   • 2012, Chelsea 6-0 Wolves [1]

     The Chelsea captain was a virtual spectator as he was treated to his side's biggest win for almost two years as Stamford Bridge serenaded him with chants of "there's only one England captain," some 48 hours after he announced his retirement from international football.

Synonyms

• (act of retiring): departure, withdrawment
• (state of being retired): privacy, seclusion, solitude
• (place of seclusion or privacy): retreat

Derived terms

Related terms

• retire

Translations

English

Etymology

post- +? retirement.

Adjective

postretirement (not comparable)

1. Occurring after a period of retirement.

Antonyms

• preretirement