monetize

especially British, mon·e·tise

[mon-i-tahyz, muhn-]

verb (used with object)

monetized, monetizing 

1. to legalize as money.

2. to coin into money.

   to monetize gold.

3. to give the character of money to.

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

5. to make a profit or derive income from.

   Lots of people download the game, but the start-up hasn’t been able to monetize the add-on features.

monetize

/ ˈmʌnɪˌtaɪz /

verb

1. to establish as the legal tender of a country

2. to give a legal value to (a coin)

Other Word Forms

• monetization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of monetize¹

First recorded in 1875–80; from Latin monēt(a) money + -ize

Example Sentences

Kimmel does have over 20 million subscribers on YouTube and millions more on social media, but ABC has struggled to monetize this following.

From Salon

But it’s important, he said, to ask, “How can we monetize that learning?”

From Los Angeles Times

My TikTok was inundated with videos of girls like me, making serious bank monetizing their arches on the World Wide Web, marketing it as an extremely lucrative side hustle.

From Salon

“Leanne” is, and that gives the moral authority to stand against that tide instead of monetizing neutrality.

From Salon

“This service has the ability to scale quickly while providing us with a new way to monetize our content, and we’re proud to be part of this new streaming experience.”

From Los Angeles Times