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demonetization

American  
[dee-mahn-i-tahyz-ay-shuhn] / diˌmɑn ɪ taɪzˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act of demonetizing a monetary standard, coin, or bill.

  2. the act of demonetizing online content or products.


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Even if X's demonetization policy were strictly enforced, a vast number of X users peddling AI content are not part of the revenue sharing program, researchers say.

From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026

He has grown his audience, despite deplatforming and demonetization.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2025

Older Myanmar residents are especially sensitive to changes affecting the currency, recalling the sudden demonetization of banknotes in 1987 during an earlier dictatorship, which reportedly affected around 80% of the money in circulation.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2023

After that sudden demonetization, A.T.M.s were overrun, and some retail businesses came to a standstill because customers were hoarding the little cash they had.

From New York Times ● May 31, 2023

Among all the explanations that have been made to account for that demonetization by a Congress of the United States, I have never heard any reason advanced which constituted a justification for it.

From Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 by John P. (John Percival) Jones

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