demonetize

[ dee-mon-i-tahyz, -muhn- ]

/ diˈmɒn ɪˌtaɪz, -ˈmʌn- /

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verb (used with object), de·mon·e·tized, de·mon·e·tiz·ing.

to divest (a monetary standard or the like) of value.

to withdraw (money or the like) from use.

to deprive (an issue of postage stamps) of validity by legal methods and without marking the stamps themselves.

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Also especially British, de·mon·e·tise .

Origin of demonetize

From the French word démonétiser, dating back to 1850–55. See de-, monetize

OTHER WORDS FROM demonetize

de·mon·e·ti·za·tion, noun

Words nearby demonetize

demolition bomb, demolition derby, demolitions, demon, demonetarize, demonetize, demoniac, demonian, demonic, demonism, demonization

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How to use demonetize in a sentence

YouTube, for its part, has encouraged creators to appeal when their channels are demonetized.
Why So Many YouTube and TikTok Stars Want to Sell You a Shirt (And Maybe a Burger)|Chris Stokel-Walker|April 14, 2022|Time
They should take it and use it to create and enforce policy changes across their networks because doing so would make huge headway in demonetizing the worst of this problem.
‘We need a structural shift’: Conscious Advertising Network’s co-chair on how the ad industry can tackle the climate crisis|Seb Joseph|November 30, 2021|Digiday
Specifically, it began checking publishers for content originality and demonetizing those who posted largely unoriginal content.
How Facebook and Google fund global misinformation|Karen Hao|November 20, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The same actors will also spin up new pages once their old ones have demonetized.
How Facebook and Google fund global misinformation|Karen Hao|November 20, 2021|MIT Technology Review

In 1652 an attempt was made to demonetize the vellon, June 25th, which was abandoned November 14th.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4|Henry Charles Lea
The only result is to demonetize gold and to cause it to be hoarded or exported.
American Eloquence, Volume IV. (of 4)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for demonetize

demonetize

demonetise

/ (diːˈmʌnɪˌtaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to deprive (a metal) of its capacity as a monetary standard

to withdraw from use as currency

Derived forms of demonetize

demonetization or demonetisation, noun

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