monetize

verb

mon·​e·​tize ˈmä-nə-ˌtīz How to pronounce monetize (audio)
 also  ˈmə-
monetized; monetizing

transitive verb

1
: to coin into money
also : to establish as legal tender
2
: to purchase (public or private debt) and thereby free for other uses moneys that would have been devoted to debt service
3
: to utilize (something of value) as a source of profit
monetizable
ˈmä-nə-ˌtī-zə-bəl How to pronounce monetize (audio)
 also  ˈmə-
adjective
monetization
ˌmä-nə-tə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce monetize (audio)
 also  ˌmə-
noun

Examples of monetize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Another, Roux, turns recipes into collectible NFTs to help chefs and food bloggers monetize their creations without having to plaster recipe webpages with ads and SEO sludge. Joel Khalili, WIRED, 3 July 2024 And because heat waves have heavy health and mortality impacts, cost estimates must monetize health impacts. Alistair Hayden, Scientific American, 2 July 2024 This reduces subscription, licensing and advertising revenue, the lawsuit says, and allows the tech companies to monetize news publishers’ content at the expense of copyright owners. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024 Learn how to monetize from your personal brand and grow within it. Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for monetize 

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Word History

Etymology

Latin moneta

First Known Use

circa 1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of monetize was circa 1879

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Cite this Entry

“Monetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monetize. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

monetize

verb
mon·​e·​tize ˈmän-ə-ˌtīz How to pronounce monetize (audio)
 also  ˈmən-
monetized; monetizing
: to accept and set up (as gold) as money in its role of measuring the value of other kinds of money (as paper bills)
monetization
ˌmän-ət-ə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce monetize (audio)
 also  ˌmən-
noun

Legal Definition

monetize

transitive verb
mon·​e·​tize ˈmä-nə-ˌtīz How to pronounce monetize (audio)
monetized; monetizing
1
: to coin into money
also : to establish as legal tender
2
: to purchase (public or private debt) and thereby free for other uses moneys that would have been devoted to debt service
3
: to utilize (something of value) as a source of profit

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