What does re-retire mean?
Re-retire means (intransitive) To retire again..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(intransitive) To retire again..
He re-retired after being unretired for a while. His unretirement was worth his while, but he plans to stay retired this time.
We re-retired this machine because our newest equipment truly obviates it, and there's no realistic prospect that it will ever save us any money in the future.
Use re-retire when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Re-retire means (intransitive) To retire again..
Common synonyms include reinstate.
Possible antonyms include unretire.
He re-retired after being unretired for a while. His unretirement was worth his while, but he plans to stay retired this time.
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