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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Example Sentences

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

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

But the way demonetization — withdrawing notes from circulation — has been carried out has left Nigerians struggling to pay for food and supplies.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2023

Even casual YouTube viewers eventually become familiar with growth-related jargon: C.P.M., copyright strikes, view velocity, demonetization.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2022

This demonetization had already occurred in 1853, when nothing was said in the Act of that year as to the silver dollar piece which had for some years entirely disappeared from circulation.

From A History of the Republican Party by Platt, George Washington