monetize

verb

mon·e·tize ˈmä-nə-ˌtīz

also ˈmə-

monetized; monetizing

: to coin into money

also : to establish as legal tender

: to purchase (public or private debt) and thereby free for other uses monies that would have been devoted to debt service

: to utilize (something of value) as a source of profit

monetizable

ˈmä-nə-ˌtī-zə-bəl

also ˈmə-

adjective

monetization

ˌmä-nə-tə-ˈzā-shən

also ˌmə-

noun

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If Plex could use its user data to drive worthwhile recommendations, monetizing its content discovery could prove lucrative. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026 Candle Media, founded by former Disney executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, had bet heavily on Witherspoon’s star power, social media presence and book club, but that model became more difficult to monetize in recent years. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 The result was a company looking to cut operating costs as part of other internal initiatives to better monetize big-ticket acquisitions. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 They’re built around features pro developers couldn’t monetize or needs so personal no one else would even think to meet them. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monetize

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Latin moneta

First Known Use

circa 1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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monetize

verb

mon·e·tize ˈmän-ə-ˌtīz

also ˈmən-

monetized; monetizing

: to accept and set up (as gold) as money in its role of measuring the value of other kinds of money (as paper bills)

monetization

ˌmän-ət-ə-ˈzā-shən

also ˌmən-

noun

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monetize

transitive verb

mon·e·tize ˈmä-nə-ˌtīz

monetized; monetizing

: to coin into money

also : to establish as legal tender

: to purchase (public or private debt) and thereby free for other uses moneys that would have been devoted to debt service

: to utilize (something of value) as a source of profit

monetize

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