From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishirredeemableir‧re‧deem‧a‧ble /ˌɪrɪˈdiːməbəl◂/ adjective 1 formalBAD too bad to be corrected, repaired, or saved Very few children are irredeemable.2 technicalBFS irredeemable bonds pay interest to the person who is lending money but do not have a set date saying when the money being lent must be paid back —irredeemably adverb
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irredeemable• To many, the area was a world of its own, largely irredeemable.• Without renewal, decay becomes irredeemable.• The moment was as irredeemable as shattered glass.• Very few teachers are irredeemable, however hard-bitten they may appear.• As far as I am concerned novelists are almost as redundant as psychiatrists because both species have the same irredeemable impertinence.• These are a historical survival and no new irredeemable stocks have been issued for many years.• First, women were probably regarded as more hopelessly incorrigible, more totally irredeemable when fallen.From Longman Business Dictionaryirredeemableir‧re‧deem‧a‧ble /ˌɪrɪˈdiːməbəl◂/ adjectiveFINANCE an irredeemable bond pays interest but has no MATURITY DATE (=date at which the borrower will repay the lender)There are nine British government stocks outstanding which have no final maturity; they are irredeemable bonds. —irredeemable noun [countable]Bonds with no redemption date are known as irredeemables, perpetuals or consols. 