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burnable

burnable

8.8
Able to be removed forever so it is no longer usable
  • adjective
  • /ˈbɜrnəbl/
  • Specialized
: quemable
  • The developer explained how to make tokens burnable by sending them to an irrecoverable address.

Examples

  • Investors favored the burnable coin because scheduled burns could make the asset more scarce.

  • The project issued burnable tokens that would be burned to decrease total supply.

  • This token is burnable under the new protocol.

  • Are these coins burnable?

  • The project created a new cryptocurrency with burnable tokens to help manage supply.

  • Investors were excited about the upcoming burnable tokens due to their potential for value increase.

  • He detailed the process of making coins burnable the moment they reach an irrecoverable address.

Synonyms

erasable
vsburnable
2 2.8

Can be wiped off a surface with a cloth

is the specific act of permanent protocol removal from circulation rather than surface erasure
destructible
vsburnable
1 4.8

Easy to break or damage

is used for permanent protocol removal from circulation not mere damage
extinguishable
vsburnable
1 6.7

Able to be put out, like a small fire with water

is focused on permanent removal from circulation under protocol not temporary ending
destroyable
vsburnable
1 5.1

A thing that people can break or damage so it stops working and is gone

is specifically about permanent removal from circulation rather than general destruction
obliterable
vsburnable
9.9

Can disappear completely with no trace remaining

is removal permanently from circulation under a protocol rather than physical annihilation
extirpable
vsburnable
  • Formal
9.9

Able to be completely removed

is removal from circulation by protocol not general eradication of existence
effaceable
vsburnable
9.3

Able to be removed or erased

is about permanent removal from circulation under protocol rather than mere erasure
delible
vsburnable
9.2

Easy to remove or wash away

is about permanent removal from circulation under protocol rather than reversible deletion

How Burnable

burnable
  • Specialized
8.8
unburnable
1 4.7

Surface Forms

burnable positive

Morphology

burnable = burn (semi-transparent) = burn + able

Formally verb + '-able' is transparent, but the crypto sense of 'burn' ('permanently remove from circulation') is a domain-specific metaphor that not all learners will know.

Etymology

The word burnable uses the same parts: burn ('to destroy or remove') and -able ('can'). So in cryptocurrency, a burnable token is one you 'can destroy' or remove from use permanently.