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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This initiative, now active in over 100 countries, helped Netflix both attract new subscribers and better monetize its existing base.
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Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
This initiative, now active in over 100 countries, helped Netflix both attract new subscribers and better monetize its existing base.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The anime boom has added significant value to its offerings, allowing the brand to monetize across various channels.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
The company's website-building tool is a useful, all-in-one service that includes marketing and tools for promoting and monetizing your site.
—PCMAG, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for monetize
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“Monetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monetize. Accessed 23 Mar. 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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