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irredeemable

[ ir-i-dee-muh-buh l ]
/ ˌɪr ɪˈdi mə bəl /
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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.

Words related to irredeemable

hardened, irreversible, irreplaceable, forlorn, sad, tragic, useless, desperate, impossible, helpless, pointless, abandoned, beastly, incurable, intractable, inveterate, irreparable, loser, wicked, recidivous

Words nearby irredeemable

irrebuttable, irreclaimable, irreconcilable, irrecoverable, irrecusable, irredeemable, irredenta, irredentist, irreducible, irreducible hernia, irreflexive

Origin of irredeemable

First recorded in 1600–10; ir-2 + redeemable

OTHER WORDS FROM irredeemable

ir·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
/ (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

Derived forms of irredeemable

irredeemability or irredeemableness, nounirredeemably, adverb
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