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German
Etymology
Alter + -en- + Teil
Pronunciation
Noun
Altenteil n (strong, genitive Altenteiles or Altenteils, plural Altenteile)
- life estate; (by extension, modern usage) retirement
- Synonym: (regional) Leibgedinge
- aufs Altenteil gehen ― to retire
- aufs Altenteil schicken/schieben ― to incite someone to retire or leave (early)
2024 October 26, Waltraud Schwab, “Demografie: Es wird Zeit, reichen Rentner-Boomern ins Gewissen zu reden”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Hinzu kommt, dass es, sobald die Boomer aufs Altenteil gehen, Leerstellen geben wird im wirtschaftlichen, dienstleistungsbezogenen, bildenden, produzierenden Gefüge, die nicht so einfach zu schließen sind, weil schlicht die Leute fehlen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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