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Retirement vs Postretirement - What's the difference?

retirement | postretirement |

As a noun retirement

is an act of retiring; withdrawal.

As an adjective postretirement is

occurring after a period of retirement.

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

    postretirement

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Occurring after a period of retirement.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=January 27, author=Matt Higgins, title=For Rahlves, No Longer Man Against Mountain, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=It was not a situation that Rahlves, 34, one of the most accomplished World Cup downhill racers in American skiing history, would have imagined for his postretirement career. }}

    Antonyms

    *preretirement