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Retirement vs Decommissioned - What's the difference?

retirement | decommissioned |

As a noun retirement

is an act of retiring; withdrawal.

As a verb decommissioned is

(decommission).

retirement

English

Noun

  • An act of retiring; withdrawal.
  • * 2012 , Chelsea 6-0 Wolves [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19632463]
    • 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.
  • (uncountable) The state of being retired; seclusion.
  • The portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.
  • (obsolete) A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode.

    • Synonyms

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

    Related terms

    * retire

    decommissioned

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (decommission)

    • decommission

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To take out of service or to render unusable.
    • They decommissioned the ship after the accident.
    The Army decommissioned the Sherman tank by filling the turret with cement.
  • To remove or revoke a commission.
    • After his arrest, the officer was decommissioned from the police force.
  • To remove or revoke a formal designation.
    • The state highway was decommissioned and reverted to local control.

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