Main Entry: mon·e·tize

Pronunciation: \ˈmä-nə-ˌtīz also ˈmə-\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): mon·e·tized; mon·e·tiz·ing

Etymology: Latin moneta

Date: circa 1879

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

— mon·e·tiz·able\-ˌtī-zə-bəl\ adjective

— mon·e·ti·za·tion \ˌmä-nə-tə-ˈzā-shən also ˌmə-\ noun