monetize

American  

[mon-i-tahyz, muhn-] / ˈmɒn ɪˌtaɪz, ˈmʌn- /

especially British, monetise

verb (used with object)

monetized, monetizing

1. to legalize as money.

2. to coin into money.

   to monetize gold.

3. to give the character of money to.

4. Economics. to convert (a debt, especially the national debt) into currency, especially by issuing government securities or notes.

5. to make a profit or derive income from.

   Lots of people download the game, but the start-up hasn’t been able to monetize the add-on features.

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monetize British  

/ ˈmʌnɪˌtaɪz /

verb

1. to establish as the legal tender of a country

2. to give a legal value to (a coin)

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Other Word Forms

• monetization noun

Etymology

Origin of monetize

First recorded in 1875–80; from Latin monēt(a) money + -ize

Example Sentences

Newman called the Neo a “strategic on-ramp product” that can “expand the funnel of users who can then be monetized through Apple’s higher-margin services platform.”

From MarketWatch

The tools -- prompted in four languages -- not only misidentified authentic text as AI-generated but also attempted to monetize those errors.

From Barron's

Kacher: We like businesses on the infrastructure side of the software industry—those that provide the picks and shovels and have business models that monetize usage rather than seats.

From Barron's

That is prompting many telecom companies to monetize their infrastructure assets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instability at podcast ad networks meant the podcast division hadn’t been able to monetize despite the Try Guys’ large audience, and it couldn’t be propped up by YouTube revenue anymore.

From The Wall Street Journal