monetize

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmʌnɪˌtaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mon′i tīz′, mun′-)

Inflections of 'monetize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
monetizes
v 3rd person singular (US & UK)
monetizing
v pres p (US & UK)
monetized
v past (US & UK)
monetized
v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mon•e•tize  (mon′i tīz′, mun′-),USA pronunciation v.t., -tized, -tiz•ing. 
  1. Businessto legalize as money.
  2. Businessto coin into money:to monetize gold.
  3. Businessto give the character of money to.
  4. Economics, Businessto convert (a debt, esp. the national debt) into currency, esp. by issuing government securities or notes.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] mon′e•tise′. 
  • Latin monēt(a) money + -ize
  • 1875–80
mon′e•ti•za′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
monetize, monetise /ˈmʌnɪˌtaɪz/ vb (transitive)
  1. to establish as the legal tender of a country
  2. to give a legal value to (a coin)
  3. to make a profit from (a business, process, etc)
ˌmonetiˈzation, ˌmonetiˈsation n
'monetize' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
demonetize - remonetize

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