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Retirement vs Preretirement - What's the difference?

retirement | preretirement |

As a noun retirement

is an act of retiring; withdrawal.

As an adjective preretirement is

occurring or existing before retirement, or in preparation for 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

    preretirement

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Occurring or existing before retirement, or in preparation for retirement
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=March 17, author=Damon Darlin, title=Some More Numbers to Juggle in Figuring Out Retirement, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The crux of the economists’ arguments was that financial services companies were overestimating the percentage of preretirement income needed to live well when no longer working. }}

    Antonyms

    *postretirement