irredeemable

  • 11irredeemable — adjective a) Not redeemable; unredeemable; not able to be restored, recovered, revoked, or escaped. It wavered an instant then there was a heartrending crash and the canary coloured cart, their pride and their joy, lay on its side in the ditch,… …

    Wiktionary

  • 12irredeemable — ir|re|deem|a|ble [ˌırıˈdi:məbəl] adj 1.) formal too bad to be corrected, repaired, or saved ▪ Very few children are irredeemable. 2.) technical irredeemable ↑bonds pay interest to the person who is lending money but do not have a set date saying… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13irredeemable — [[t]ɪ̱rɪdi͟ːməb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ If someone or something has an irredeemable fault, it cannot be corrected. [FORMAL] He is still, in the eyes of some, an irredeemable misogynist. Syn: incurable Derived words: irredeemably [[t]ɪ̱rɪdi͟ːməbli[/t]] ADV… …

    English dictionary

  • 14irredeemable — adjective 1 especially literary too bad to be corrected or repaired 2 technical irredeemable stock 1 (3) cannot be exchanged for money irredeemably adverb: irredeemably wicked …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15irredeemable — ir•re•deem•a•ble [[t]ˌɪr ɪˈdi mə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) not redeemable; incapable of being bought back or paid off 2) irremediable; irreparable; hopeless 3) being beyond redemption: an irredeemable villain[/ex] 4) bus (of paper money) not convertible… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 16irredeemable gilts — ➔ gilts * * * irredeemable gilts UK US noun [plural] (also undated gilts) FINANCE ► bonds sold by the UK government with interest paid to lenders, but the principal (= original amount borrowed) will not be paid back: »There are still some… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 17irredeemable stock — ➔ stock1 * * * irredeemable stock UK US noun [U] (also undated stock) FINANCE ► bonds where interest is paid to lenders, but the principal (= original amount borrowed) will not be paid back: » If interest rates and inflation are high and likely… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 18irredeemable bill — index bad debt Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 19irredeemable — irredeemability, irredeemableness, n. irredeemably, adv. /ir i dee meuh beuhl/, adj. 1. not redeemable; incapable of being bought back or paid off. 2. irremediable; irreparable; hopeless. 3. beyond redemption; irreclaimable. 4. (of paper money)… …

    Universalium

  • 20irredeemable — Synonyms and related words: beyond recall, beyond remedy, cureless, gone, graceless, immedicable, inconvertible, incorrigible, incurable, inoperable, irreclaimable, irrecoverable, irreformable, irremediable, irreparable, irretrievable,… …

    Moby Thesaurus