monetize

[ mon-i-tahyz, muhn- ]
/ ˈmɒn ɪˌtaɪz, ˈmʌn- /
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verb (used with object), mon·e·tized, mon·e·tiz·ing.

to legalize as money.
to coin into money: to monetize gold.
to give the character of money to.
Economics. to convert (a debt, especially the national debt) into currency, especially by issuing government securities or notes.
Also especially British, mon·e·tise.

Origin of monetize

1875–80; < Latin monēt(a) money + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM monetize

mon·e·ti·za·tion, noun

Words nearby monetize

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Words related to monetize

fashion, provide, cast, fabricate, issue, make, punch, construct, forge, devise, produce, invent, strike, mold, stamp

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British Dictionary definitions for monetize

monetize

monetise

/ (ˈmʌnɪˌtaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to establish as the legal tender of a country
to give a legal value to (a coin)

Derived forms of monetize

monetization or monetisation, noun