monetize
verb
mon·e·tize
ˈmä-nə-ˌtīz 
also ˈmə-
monetized; monetizing
1
: to coin into money
also
: to establish as legal tender
2
: to purchase (public or private debt) and thereby free for other uses moneys that would have been devoted to debt service
3
: to utilize (something of value) as a source of profit
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The Sorenson Impact Institute, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Even better, this beast’s mystical properties can be monetized and exploited.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
And, as The Influencer Industry author Emily Hund put it, authenticity became a commodity for brands and bloggers alike to monetize.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
The lovely young couple Mollie Ralston (Alycia Adame) and husband Giles (Myles Kenyon Rowland) have decided to monetize Monkswell Manor, turning it into a guest house where folks can make their way to frolic and play.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Monetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monetize. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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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)
Legal Definition
monetize
transitive verb
mon·e·tize
ˈmä-nə-ˌtīz
monetized; monetizing
1
: to coin into money
also
: to establish as legal tender
2
: to purchase (public or private debt) and thereby free for other uses moneys that would have been devoted to debt service
3
: to utilize (something of value) as a source of profit
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