monetize

verb

mon·​e·​tize ˈmä-nə-ˌtīz 

also ˈmə-

monetized; monetizing

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

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

That changes the economics of how airlines monetize constrained inventory. — Juan Pablo Lafosse, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

The investment comes as the UAE seeks to monetize its gas reserves, while strengthening domestic energy security and bolstering its position in global LNG markets. — Emma Graham, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Putting a toll booth on a popular and safe highway that everyone wants to use is better than trying to monetize access to a neighborhood that people don’t know or trust. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 July 2026

The Chinese variant actually stimulates economic activity as corrupt officials sell the rights to monetize unproductive state assets to private enterprises. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 14 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin moneta

First Known Use

circa 1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for monetize

• advertise
• aggrandize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize
• butterflies

Kids Definition

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)

monetization

ˌmän-ət-ə-ˈzā-shən 

also ˌmən-

noun

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