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

Explanation

To monetize is to make money. If you write a popular blog, figure out how to monetize it so you don’t work for free. To monetize also means to establish a country's legal tender, as in to literally make money. The word money hides in monetize because it’s all about money. Establishing a new currency, or printing money, is what happens when a country monetizes, like when the European Union decided to monetize the Euro as its new currency. This verb is sometimes used to mean "exchange for money.” These days, monetize often refers to figuring out a way to make money from a website or app.

Example Sentences

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monetize monetized monetizing

“Our current valuation does not factor in the potential for further exploration success or any opportunity to monetize what appears to be a growing tungsten resource at Hillgrove,” it says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The audience that allowed them to monetize their creations in the first place had now led to creative paralysis.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

Meta is the only hyperscaler without a public cloud business, but recent reports suggest the company could be rolling out a new Meta Compute division to monetize its data-center capacity beyond internal use.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

The couple are looking for ways to monetize their brand while continuing their charitable work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Apple’s “continued dominance in high-end smartphones means it will be able to monetize any truly useful consumer AI products,” Rabe wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

He also monetized Apple’s installed base through services such as Apple Pay, Apple Music and other offerings while emphasizing user privacy.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

It is curated, ranked, monetized and constantly optimized using first-party data that tracks what people watch, when they watch it and how they respond to ads.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026

That means Meta’s AI investments must be monetized internally.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

Anyone who bets right on the directional outcome before these events conclude will have monetized one of the most event-heavy calendars in recent memory.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

IOI believed that Halliday never properly monetized his creation, and they wanted to remedy that.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

This provides a “clearer path” to monetizing AI, which supports their capacity to fund elevated capital spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Meta shares fell and Microsoft rallied after sending very different signals on how they’re monetizing their massive AI outlays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

That could further reward companies already monetizing the historic capital expenditures necessitated by the AI build-out and punish those still burning cash on promises, according to market analysts.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026

The financing surprised investors because it came before the company reported second-quarter earnings, when plans for borrowing, AI capital expenditures and monetizing tend to be updated.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

If Meta slows down capex and starts monetizing it, we see significant upside to revenue and cash flow.”

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026