redeemable

[ri-dee-muh-buh l]

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adjective

capable of being redeemed.

that will be redeemed: bonds redeemable in 10 years.

Also re·demp·ti·ble

[ri-demp-tuh-buh l] /rɪˈdɛmp tə bəl/.

Origin of redeemable

First recorded in 1605–15; redeem + -able

Related formsre·deem·a·bil·i·ty, re·deem·a·ble·ness, nounre·deem·a·bly, adverbnon·re·deem·a·ble, adjectivenon·re·demp·ti·ble, adjectiveun·re·deem·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·deem·a·bly, adverb

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Related Words for redeemable

rectifiable, curable, amendable, corrigible, emendable, fixable, improvable, recoverable, restorable

Examples from the Web for redeemable

Contemporary Examples of redeemable

Everyone is redeemable, he says, it just takes different strategies.
Paul Ryan’s Plan: Rebooting Compassionate Conservatism
Eleanor Clift
July 24, 2014
“Everybody is redeemable if they show sufficient penitence,” former New York City Mayor Ed Koch said in an interview.
What’s Next for Weiner?
Jill Lawrence
June 17, 2011

Historical Examples of redeemable

Why, pard, them's chips; every one redeemable at the bar in gold.
The Minute Man of the Frontier
W. G. Puddefoot
This check was redeemable for one dollar—the girls' source of revenue!
The Great Gold Rush
W. H. P. (William Henry Pope) Jarvis
The Confederate currency was redeemable "six months after the ratification of a treaty of peace with the United States."
Campfire and Battlefield
Rossiter Johnson
They were issued during the Civil War, they bear no interest, and are redeemable in coin upon the demand of the holder.
Government in the United States
James Wilford Garner
By and by there came a lull, and the redeemable woman appeared, emerging from the smoke of the fury.
There and Back
George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for redeemable

redeemable

redemptible (rɪˈdɛmptəbəl)

adjective (of bonds, shares, etc)

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

payable in or convertible into cash

Derived Formsredeemability, nounredeemably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for redeemable

adj.

1610s, from redeem + -able.