preretirement
- adjective
- /ˌpriːrɪˈtaɪərmənt/
- A preretirement seminar can provide valuable information about healthcare and pension options.
Examples
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Many people review their finances during the preretirement years to ensure a comfortable retirement.
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The company offers preretirement counseling to help employees plan for their future.
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Many employees attend preretirement seminars.
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The company offers preretirement planning services.
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The company offers preretirement counseling to help employees plan for their future.
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Many people review their finances during the preretirement years to ensure a comfortable retirement.
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A preretirement seminar can provide valuable information about healthcare and pension options.
Synonyms
About to leave a job because of reaching the usual age for stopping work
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Morphology
preretirement = retirement (transparent) = pre + retire + ment
The adjective meaning 'before retirement' is a straightforward and productive use of the prefix 'pre-' with the noun 'retirement'.
Etymology
Preretirement is made from the first part pre- meaning 'before' and retire meaning 'to stop working', as in prepare where pre- also means 'before'. So, used as an adjective it describes something that happens just before someone stops working.