monetize

verb

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mon·e·tize | \ ˈmä-nə-ˌtīz

also ˈmə- \

monetized; monetizing

Definition of monetize

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

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Other Words from monetize

monetizable \ ˈmä-nə-ˌtī-zə-bəl

also ˈmə- \ adjective

monetization \ ˌmä-nə-tə-ˈzā-shən

also ˌmə- \ noun

Examples of monetize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Twitter already struggles to monetize its users as successfully as Meta, bringing in around $25 in annual revenue per user compared to Meta’s $41. — Abram Brown, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2022 AppLovin sells software to let developers to market, monetize, analyze and publish their apps. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 Mar. 2022 The downside of this focus: Mr. Zuckerberg said Reels would monetize at lower rates versus Feed and Stories ads, weighing on advertising-revenue growth in the near term. — Laura Forman, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2022 The international sales unit will further monetize the IP that has led to numerous spinoffs across all three franchises for NBC and CBS, all of which are owned or co-owned by Universal Studio Group’s Universal Television and Wolf Entertainment. — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2022 Looking ahead, companies see a huge opportunity to monetize their fan bases through emerging technologies like blockchain, NFTs and the metaverse. — Brett Knight, Forbes, 6 May 2022 Recently, a report from Reuters said Musk was looking at new ways to monetize tweets, such as possibly charging websites a fee to quote or embed tweets from verified accounts. — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 4 May 2022 Supporters of the students say the players have been exploited and barred from the opportunity to monetize their talents. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 23 Mar. 2022 Yoke is a turnkey technology company that enables college athletes to monetize their name, image, and likeness: a triplet of assets that are known under the umbrella acronym NIL. — Lucy Sherriff, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2022 See More

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