redeemable
/ɹɪdˈiməbəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Capable of being paid off; subject to a right on the part of the debtor to discharge or of an issuer to repurchase
adj
Susceptible to correction or reform.
noun
A financial instrument that can be redeemed.
Example Sentences
- "a redeemable annuity"
- "redeemable preferred stock"
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin red- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin redimōbor. Old French redimerbor. Middle English redemen English redeem Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English redeemable From redeem + -able.