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Webster 1913 Edition


Redeemable

Re-deem′a-ble

(-?-b;l)
,
Adj.
1.
Capable of being redeemed; subject to repurchase; held under conditions permitting redemption;
as, a pledge securing the payment of money is
redeemable
.
2.
Subject to an obligation of redemtion; conditioned upon a promise of redemtion; payable; due;
as, bonds, promissory notes, etc.
, redeemabble in gold, or in current money, or four months after date.

Webster 1828 Edition


Redeemable

REDEE'MABLE

, a.
1.
That may be redeemed; capable of redemption.
2.
That may be purchased or paid for in gold and silver, and brought into the possession of government or the original promiser.
The capital of the debt of the United States may be considered in the light of an annuity redeemable at the pleasure of the government.

Definition 2024


redeemable

redeemable

English

Adjective

redeemable (comparative more redeemable, superlative most redeemable)

  1. Capable of being redeemed; able to be restored or recovered.
  2. (finance) Capable of being paid off; subject to a right on the part of the debtor to discharge or of an issuer to repurchase; as, a redeemable annuity or redeemable preferred stock.
  3. Susceptible to correction or reform.

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References

  • redeemable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • redeemable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913