irredeemable
[ ir-i-dee-muh-buh l ]
/ ˌɪr ɪˈdi mə bəl /
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.
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, noun ir·re·deem·a·bly, adverbWords nearby irredeemable
irrebuttable,
irreclaimable,
irreconcilable,
irrecoverable,
irrecusable,
irredeemable,
irredenta,
irredentist,
irreducible,
irreducible hernia,
irreflexive
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British Dictionary definitions for irredeemably
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