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
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The company’s core business model of selling direct to businesses is seen by many investors as more credible than OpenAI’s main strategy of monetizing a vast consumer user base.
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Billy Perrigo, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Our goal is to obviously monetize this film.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
In Thailand, where the boys’-love and girls’-love industries have more than tripled since the pandemic, an extreme system has developed to monetize parasociality.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
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—Sri Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
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Billy Perrigo, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Our goal is to obviously monetize this film.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
In Thailand, where the boys’-love and girls’-love industries have more than tripled since the pandemic, an extreme system has developed to monetize parasociality.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Carriers are competing more aggressively over loyalty revenue amid softer domestic fares and rising costs, with airlines looking for ways to lock in high-spending travelers and monetize their massive mileage balances.
—Sri Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Monetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monetize. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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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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