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
Examples of monetize in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
This person had found a way to monetize his peer-review process.
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Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
The way Spotify plans to monetize audiobooks is by turning those lighter listeners into more regular audiobook consumers who will be willing to pay for a title straight out or buy a 10-hour top-up for $12.99.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 3 Apr. 2024
The noble idea behind NIL was allowing college athletes to monetize their name, image and license.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
In the age of cannabis commerce, artists have a more diverse pallet to draw onto and monetize.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Among Reddit’s plans to better monetize those users is licensing their data to help train AI models.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
But Blizzard opted to paywall the heroes prior to its 2022 launch as a way to monetize things while going free-to-play.
—Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 19 Mar. 2024
Reruns of Real Time on CNN also serve as another example of Warner Bros. Discovery seeking ways to more efficiently monetize and window its content between its TV channels and Max.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024
Turning to linear networks is a means of generating more revenue to help monetize their investments in streaming.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
The way Spotify plans to monetize audiobooks is by turning those lighter listeners into more regular audiobook consumers who will be willing to pay for a title straight out or buy a 10-hour top-up for $12.99.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 3 Apr. 2024
The noble idea behind NIL was allowing college athletes to monetize their name, image and license.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
In the age of cannabis commerce, artists have a more diverse pallet to draw onto and monetize.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Among Reddit’s plans to better monetize those users is licensing their data to help train AI models.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
But Blizzard opted to paywall the heroes prior to its 2022 launch as a way to monetize things while going free-to-play.
—Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 19 Mar. 2024
Reruns of Real Time on CNN also serve as another example of Warner Bros. Discovery seeking ways to more efficiently monetize and window its content between its TV channels and Max.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024
Turning to linear networks is a means of generating more revenue to help monetize their investments in streaming.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
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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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