Associations to the word «Irredeemable»

Wiktionary

IRREDEEMABLE, adjective. Not redeemable; not able to be restored, recovered, revoked, or escaped.
IRREDEEMABLE, adjective. (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.

Dictionary definition

IRREDEEMABLE, adjective. Insusceptible of reform; "vicious irreclaimable boys"; "irredeemable sinners".
IRREDEEMABLE, adjective. (of paper money) not convertible into coin at the pleasure of the holder.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.