monetize

American  

[mon-i-tahyz, muhn-] / ˈmɒn ɪˌtaɪz, ˈmʌn- /

especially British, monetise

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.

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monetize British  

/ ˈmʌnɪˌtaɪz /

verb

1. to establish as the legal tender of a country

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

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Other Word Forms

• monetization noun

Etymology

Origin of monetize

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

Example Sentences

Websites tended to be more text-focused and few bloggers had discovered how to monetize their work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Two other tools -- TextGuard and Refinely -- produced similar false positives and sought to monetize them.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

That is prompting many telecom companies to monetize their infrastructure assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Yet Bank of America Securities analyst Tal Liani is still hopeful that Microsoft will be able to monetize artificial intelligence effectively.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

“With the Sora deal, it seems clear that the companies intend to monetize this IP for use with AI.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026