Meanings
adjectivenonredeemable (not comparable)
alternative UK non-redeemable
- not comparableNot redeemable.
- not comparablebusinessNot able to be redeemed by being converted into e.g. gold.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- Latinred-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁em-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁émeti
- Proto-Italic*emō
- Latinemō
- Latinredimō
- Old Frenchredimer
- Middle Englishredemen
- Englishredeem
- Englishredeemable
- Englishnonredeemable
From non- + redeemable.
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APA
nonredeemable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonredeemable
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“nonredeemable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonredeemable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonredeemable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonredeemable.
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