demonetize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to divest (a monetary standard or the like) of value.
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to withdraw (money or the like) from use.
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to deprive (an issue of postage stamps) of validity by legal methods and without marking the stamps themselves.
verb
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to deprive (a metal) of its capacity as a monetary standard
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to withdraw from use as currency
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Present
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demonetizesimple
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demonetizessimple
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have demonetizedperfect
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has demonetizedperfect
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am demonetizingprogressive
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are demonetizingprogressive
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is demonetizingprogressive
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have been demonetizingperfect progressive
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has been demonetizingperfect progressive
Past
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demonetizedsimple
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had demonetizedperfect
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was demonetizingprogressive
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were demonetizingprogressive
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had been demonetizingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of demonetize
From the French word démonétiser, dating back to 1850–55. See de-, monetize
Example Sentences
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While Atlas is selling outrageous content as “clickbait central,” as West said, Atlas is also clearly aware that YouTube and other platforms will demonetize an episode if the bots catch certain semi-banned trigger words.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025
At a minimum, social media companies must bolster their moderation of climate and other disinformation, enforce their own standards and demonetize advertisements promoting false content in all languages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
In a statement, a spokesperson for Google — YouTube’s parent company — said it requires creators and advertisers to comply with all applicable sanctions and demonetize any content that violates its policies.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2022
“If you choose to do it, one person could easily demonetize these terms.”
From New York Times ● May 19, 2022
The object was to demonetize one of the metals—that metal which promised the greatest abundance, and which would contribute most largely to maintaining at an equitable level the general range of prices.
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 Jones, John P. (John Percival)
X did not respond when AFP asked how many accounts it had demonetized since Bier's announcement.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
However, despite the lawsuit and Rockelle’s YouTube account being demonetized as a result of the allegations, Smith and Rockelle are still producing content.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
For instance, starting in 2017, some LGBTQ+ YouTubers said they found their videos were hidden or demonetized when their titles included words such as “transgender.”
From Scientific American ● Sep. 7, 2023
In November, Mr. Musk said Twitter’s policy was to allow freedom of speech but not “freedom of reach,” and he noted that negative and hateful tweets would be deboosted and demonetized.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
With the tremendous output of the silver mines between 1870 and 1880 the price of silver fell to such an extent that, in time, most countries limited the amount of coinage or demonetized it altogether.
From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Redway, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw)
In response to her complaints, the filing says, the company "retaliated against her, demonetizing her X account and generating multitudes more images of her".
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
For example, Apple is not a signatory, despite its burgeoning advertising business and the code’s focus on demonetizing sources of disinformation by cutting off ads.
From The Verge ● Jun. 16, 2022
Aggressively demonetizing videos would become YouTube’s go-to move.
From The Verge ● Apr. 5, 2019
Silk, whose real name is Rochelle Richardson, also accused YouTube of demonetizing their videos.
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2018
As to the object which England had in view in demonetizing silver we are left in no sort of doubt.
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 Jones, John P. (John Percival)
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