monetize

verb

mon·​e·​tize ˈmä-nə-ˌtīz How to pronounce monetize (audio)
 also  ˈmə-
monetized; monetizing

transitive verb

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
monetizable
ˈmä-nə-ˌtī-zə-bəl How to pronounce monetize (audio)
 also  ˈmə-
adjective
monetization
ˌmä-nə-tə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce monetize (audio)
 also  ˌmə-
noun

Examples of monetize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The race to monetize space is on, from lunar delivery services and commercial space stations through to the extraction of valuable resources from asteroids and the Moon. George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024 The more clicks and views a spreader of these rumors gets, the more their voice is amplified and able to be monetized. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024 These are services that monetize engagement at a much higher rate. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2024 As rates come down and valuation gaps narrow, financial sponsors will likely reenter the market, eager to monetize their investments, return capital to limited partners and raise new funds. Marc Cooper, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Premium accounts can elect to monetize the engagement on their posts. Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2024 Not all videos on YouTube are monetized, but of the ones that are, ad revenue is split, in varied ways, between Google and content creators. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024 Allen argued in his closing that the social media posts about the tattoo were a promotion of her and her studio, and thus a form of monetizing the image. Andrew Dalton, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024 For Grainge, Dream Track represented an unusually bold collaboration between a content colossus and a tech superpower, in an effort to determine how to monetize synthetic vocals. John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Latin moneta

First Known Use

circa 1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of monetize was circa 1879

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Cite this Entry

“Monetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monetize. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

monetize

verb
mon·​e·​tize ˈmän-ə-ˌtīz How to pronounce monetize (audio)
 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 How to pronounce monetize (audio)
 also  ˌmən-
noun

Legal Definition

monetize

transitive verb
mon·​e·​tize ˈmä-nə-ˌtīz How to pronounce monetize (audio)
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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