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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

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

Economists, statesmen, and politicians had told them that, as their trouble had come largely from the demonetization of silver, their relief lay in bimetallism.

From Historical Essays by James Ford Rhodes

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