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irredeemable

[ir-i-dee-muh-buh l]
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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.

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RELATED WORDS

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Nearby words

  1. irrebuttable,
  2. irreclaimable,
  3. irreconcilable,
  4. irrecoverable,
  5. irrecusable,
  6. irredenta,
  7. irredentism,
  8. irredentist,
  9. irreducible,
  10. irreducible hernia

Origin of irredeemable

First recorded in 1600–10; ir-2 + redeemable
Related formsir·re·deem·a·bil·i·ty, ir·re·deem·a·ble·ness, nounir·re·deem·a·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for irredeemable

irredeemable

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
Derived Formsirredeemability or irredeemableness, nounirredeemably, adverb
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Word Origin and History for irredeemable

irredeemable

adj.

c.1600, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + redeemable. Related: Irredeemably.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper