redeemable

«redeemable» in Mova's school dictionary: Able to be exchanged for money, goods or a prize: «This… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (redeemable)

meaning for a pupil

1) (money) Able to be exchanged for money, goods or a prize: «This voucher is redeemable in any store.» tree →

2) Able to be saved or made good again: «The situation is still redeemable.» tree →

3) (church) Christians believe every person is redeemable, able to be saved by God's grace. tree →

sense in the lessons

Everyday shopping: vouchers, tokens and coupons are «redeemable» at certain shops and until a set time. In ethics and stories, a villain may turn out to be redeemable. Phrases: «redeemable against», «not redeemable for cash».

examples

• This gift card is redeemable in any of our shops. tree →
• The tokens are not redeemable for cash. tree →
• Points are redeemable for prizes. tree →
• The coach believed the team was still redeemable after a bad start. tree →
• In the story, even the grumpy giant was redeemable. tree →
• Christians believe no one is beyond being redeemed. tree →

note

From «redeem» + «-able». Opposite: «irredeemable» (hopeless). In maths money problems, a voucher redeemable for £5 takes £5 off the total.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «redeemable» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.