Hypertext Webster Gateway: "irredeemable"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Irredeemable \Ir`re*deem"a*ble\, a.
Not redeemable; that can not be redeemed; not payable in gold
or silver, as a bond; -- used especially of such government
notes, issued as currency, as are not convertible into coin
at the pleasure of the holder. -- {Ir`re*deem"a*ble*ness},
adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
irredeemable
adj 1: insusceptible of reform; "vicious irreclaimable boys";
"irredeemable sinners" [syn: {irreclaimable}, {unredeemable},
{unreformable}]
2: (of paper money) not convertible into coin at the pleasure
of the holder
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