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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Amazon is taking a page from its legacy online store to monetize Haul in more ways.
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
But in the decade since Alexa arrived in our living rooms, Amazon has struggled to monetize its hardware division, even as its bet on cheap hardware helped make Alexa the dominant voice assistant.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
The artist has always been up-front about his desire to monetize his real-estate holdings, much like fellow West Village artist/real-estate investor Annie Leibovitz.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2025
Fat Brands, after spinning off Twin Peaks, will continue to monetize assets such as its cookie dough plant to reduce debt.
—Richard Collings, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
But in the decade since Alexa arrived in our living rooms, Amazon has struggled to monetize its hardware division, even as its bet on cheap hardware helped make Alexa the dominant voice assistant.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
The artist has always been up-front about his desire to monetize his real-estate holdings, much like fellow West Village artist/real-estate investor Annie Leibovitz.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2025
Fat Brands, after spinning off Twin Peaks, will continue to monetize assets such as its cookie dough plant to reduce debt.
—Richard Collings, Axios, 18 Feb. 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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