monetize

[mon-i-tahyz, muhn-]

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

to legalize as money.

to coin into money: to monetize gold.

to give the character of money to.

Economics. to convert (a debt, especially the national debt) into currency, especially by issuing government securities or notes.

Also especially British, mon·e·tise.

Origin of monetize

1875–80; < Latin monēt(a) money + -ize

Related formsmon·e·ti·za·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for monetise

monetize

monetise

verb (tr)

to establish as the legal tender of a country

to give a legal value to (a coin)

Derived Formsmonetization or monetisation, noun

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Word Origin and History for monetise

chiefly British English spelling of monetize; for suffix, see -ize. Related: Monetise; monetising.

monetize

1880, "put into circulation as money," from Latin moneta "money" (see money) + -ize. Related: Monetized; monetizing.