monetize

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monetize

  • /ˈmʌnətaɪz/ UK
  • /ˈmɒnətaɪz/ UK, nonstandard
  • /ˈmɑnəˌtaɪz/ US

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From French monétiser From Latin monēta (whence monnaie) + -iser.

verb monetizes · monetizing · monetized · monetise

  1. British, English, Oxford, US To convert something (especially a security) into currency.
  2. British, English, Oxford, US To mint money.
  3. British, English, Oxford, US To establish a currency as legal tender.

    Opposite: demonetize

  4. British, English, Oxford, US, transitive To make an activity profit-generating, particularly in computer and Internet-related activities. We considered monetizing our computer help forums by inserting ad banners.

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verb to convert something into currency

Españolmonetizar
Portuguêsmonetizar
Françaismonétiser
Deutschmonetisieren, zu Geld machen, verflüssigen
Italianomonetizzare

verb to mint money

Españolmonetizar, acuñar
DeutschGeld drucken

verb to establish a currency as legal tender

Españolmonetizar

verb to make an activity profit-generating

Españolmonetizar
Portuguêsmonetizar
Françaismonétiser
Deutschmonetarisieren, monetär verwerten, geldlich verwerten, gewinnbringend nutzen
Русскиймонетизировать monetizirovatʹ

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@misc{monetize_2026,
  title = {monetize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monetize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}