irredeemable
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1. irredeemable - Noun
2. irredeemable - Adjective
3. irredeemable - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
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.
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We are in danger of being overwhelmed with irredeemable paper, mere paper, representing not gold nor silver; no, Sir, representing nothing but broken promises, bad faith, bankrupt corporations, cheated creditors, and a ruined people.
vicious irreclaimable boys
irredeemable sinners
Carswell, p. 115 and Hatton, p. 251 The Company enticed bondholders to convert their high-interest, irredeemable bonds to low-interest, easily tradeable stocks by offering apparently preferential financial gains.
Davidson (2005), p. 54 Voltaire demonstrates a variety of irredeemable evils in the world, leading many critics to contend that Voltaire's treatment of evil—specifically the theological problem of its existence—is the focus of the work.
Few of them are truly irredeemable; you can always count on lavish production design, ornate costumes and some solid VFX.