redeemable

[ ri-dee-muh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being redeemed.
2. that will be redeemed:

   bonds redeemable in 10 years.

redeemable

/ rɪˈdɛmptəbəl; rɪˈdiːməbəl /

adjective

1. subject to cancellation by repayment at a specified date or under specified conditions
2. payable in or convertible into cash

Derived Forms

• reˌdeemaˈbility, noun
• reˈdeemably, adverb

Other Words From

• re·deema·bili·ty re·deema·ble·ness noun
• re·deema·bly adverb
• nonre·deema·ble adjective
• nonre·dempti·ble adjective
• unre·deema·ble adjective
• unre·deema·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of redeemable¹

First recorded in 1605–15; redeem + -able

Example Sentences

Gift cards, reservations and promotions remain active and redeemable.

From Los Angeles Times

"I have tended to show humanity as fallible, sensitive, befuddled, misled but redeemable, rather than mindless, relentlessly violent," he wrote in his autobiography in 2004.

From BBC

On the surface, there's nothing redeemable about this character.

From Salon

It will also provide 900 million euros in financing in the form of preference shares redeemable no later than six years after closing.

From Reuters

Kuishuang Feng at the University of Maryland agrees and adds that ship owners could also be charged a levy when purchasing a vessel, redeemable if it is later recycled safely.

From BBC