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View synonyms for irredeemable
irredeemable
[ ir-i-dee-muh-buhl ]
adjective
- not redeemable; incapable of being bought back or paid off.
- irremediable; irreparable; hopeless.
- beyond redemption; irreclaimable.
- (of paper money) not convertible into gold or silver.
irredeemable
/ ˌɪrɪˈdiːməbəl /
adjective
- (of bonds, debentures, shares, etc) without a date of redemption of capital; incapable of being bought back directly or paid off
- (of paper money) not convertible into specie
- (of a sinner) not able to be saved or reformed
- (of a loss) not able to be recovered; irretrievable
- not able to be improved or rectified; irreparable
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Derived Forms
- ˌirreˌdeemaˈbility, noun
- ˌirreˈdeemably, adverb
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Other Words From
- irre·deema·bili·ty irre·deema·ble·ness noun
- irre·deema·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of irredeemable1
First recorded in 1600–10; ir- 2 + redeemable
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Example Sentences
Schmidt, who owned many houses and mortgages and good irredeemable ground rents, was busy.
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He has done me deep and irredeemable wrong, and has entailed upon his child an inheritance of shame.
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In other words, it was an arrangement for the issue of an irredeemable paper currency.
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But the most irredeemable of convicts are ever those of nurture and birth and culture better than the ruffian rest.
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Against this tendency toward the issue of irredeemable paper Necker contended as best he might.
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