"irredeemable" meaning in English

See irredeemable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪɹəˈdiːməbəl/
Etymology: ir- + redeemable Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ir|redeemable}} ir- + redeemable Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} irredeemable
  1. Not redeemable; not able to be restored, recovered, revoked, or escaped. Translations (not able to be restored): непоправим (nepopravim) (Bulgarian), onherstelbaar (Dutch), irrémédiable (French), iremediabil (Romanian), nerestaurabil (Romanian), oʻngʻalmas. (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-irredeemable-en-adj-sDrN17Il Disambiguation of 'not able to be restored': 59 41
  2. (finance, of debts, currency, etc.) Not able to be cancelled by a payment or converted to another form of currency or financial instrument, especially one considered more secure or reliable. Tags: usually Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-irredeemable-en-adj-UbfF2n5w Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unredeemable

Noun

IPA: /ɪɹəˈdiːməbəl/ Forms: irredeemables [plural]
Etymology: ir- + redeemable Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ir|redeemable}} ir- + redeemable Head templates: {{en-noun}} irredeemable (plural irredeemables)
  1. (finance) A financial instrument that cannot be freely redeemed. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-irredeemable-en-noun-dYIwe-su Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ir-, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Uzbek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 34 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ir-: 16 33 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 35 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 34 55 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 35 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 11 36 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Uzbek translations: 14 36 50 Topics: business, finance

Inflected forms

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