redeemable

American  

[ri-dee-muh-buhl] / rɪˈdi mə bəl /

Also redemptible

adjective

1. capable of being redeemed.

2. that will be redeemed.

   bonds redeemable in 10 years.

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redeemable British  

/ rɪˈdɛmptəbəl, rɪˈdiːməbəl /

adjective

1. subject to cancellation by repayment at a specified date or under specified conditions

2. payable in or convertible into cash

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Other Word Forms

• nonredeemable
  adjective
• nonredemptible
  adjective
• redeemability
  noun
• redeemableness
  noun
• redeemably
  adverb
• unredeemable
  adjective
• unredeemably
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of redeemable

First recorded in 1605–15; redeem + -able

Example Sentences

A Sense of Freedom by Jimmy Boyle and Redeemable by Erwin James I’m cheating here and naming two books because they both deal with redemption.

From The Guardian • Aug. 7, 2019

Federal reserve |Per cent. of |At banks of |For all notes. | gold reserves |reserve system | ——————————————————————————————————— Metal |Exchangeable at |Redeemable at |In circulation |treasury for | treasury in |Oct 1, 1915 1.

From Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II by Fetter, Frank Albert

Each bank, belonging to the association, might print on the back of its bills, "Redeemable at the Massachusetts Agencies in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, &c."

From A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District by Spooner, Lysander