irreplaceableadj.
/ɪrɪˈpleɪsəb(ə)l/ Not replaceable; that cannot be replaced.
a. Not liable to be restored or paid back, irredeemable.
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society > trade and finance > buying > [adjective] > able to be bought > able to be bought back > not
unredeemable1551
irredeemable1609
irredimable1609
irreplaceable1807
1807 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 5 193 Almost the whole mass of revenue is..funded, and irreplaceable.
b. Of which the loss cannot be supplied, or the place filled by an equivalent.
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the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > incomparable, unparalleled, or unique > and cannot be replaced
unreplaceable1803
irreplaceable1842
1842 J. W. Carlyle Lett. I. 150 The desire to replace to me the irreplaceable.
1884 Nonconformist & Independent 11 Dec. 1181/3 An invaluable and irreplaceable colleague.
1885 Times 13 June 9 A place where these invaluable and irreplaceable treasures will be safe.
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adj.1807