unredeemed
- adjective
- /ˌʌn.rɪˈdiːmd/
- Many unredeemed lottery tickets are never checked by their owners.
- unredeemed pledges
Examples
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She has several unredeemed gift cards.
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The unredeemed coupon expired before she had a chance to use it.
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He found an unredeemed voucher at the bottom of his bag.
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The unredeemed vouchers will expire soon.
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The coupon remains unredeemed because I forgot to use it before the expiry date.
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Many gift cards go unredeemed, simply sitting in drawers without being used.
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This offer will remain unredeemed if you don't act before the deadline next week.
Synonyms
Something the owner has not taken
A thing that is still new and never touched
Money or resources that have not yet been used
Not yet turned into money, for example a check you have not taken to the bank
Not used and left empty
Money or resources that are not yet spent
How Redeemed
Surface Forms
Morphology
unredeemed = redeemed (transparent) = un + redeem + ed
The sense 'not yet claimed/used' is a direct negation by 'un-' of the participial/adjectival 'redeemed'.
Etymology
The word unredeemed comes from redeem, which originally meant 'buy back', from old Latin parts re- 'again' and emere 'to buy'. In everyday use, to redeem a coupon is to exchange it for its value, so unredeemed means 'not yet used' or 'not claimed'.