Definition of monetize
monetized
;monetizing
monetizable
\-ˌtī-zə-bəl\ adjectiveFrom the M-W Editors
Recent Examples of monetize from the Web
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Sign up for AdSense to monetize your videos (see below).
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As a result, advertisers will have to chase down these younger viewers on their mobile devices, where Facebook and Google have essentially staked out a duopoly on monetizing search and social.
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Last month, lawmakers reached out to big Wall Street firms including Goldman Sachs, asking them not to help the country monetize its $7.7 billion in gold reserves.
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Meanwhile, Facebook has only begun monetizing these platforms.
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Between the administration's budget, and its lubricious impulse to monetize everything, if the glaciers disappear, the naming rights to Exxon-Mobil National Park and Energy Terminal will bring in millions.
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Sure, but the latter will find a way to monetize the former.
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Encourage innovation, and the launch of new business models – particularly since many partners find that eBay is a great way to monetize sites, applications, etc.
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Origin and Etymology of monetize
Latin moneta
First Known Use: circa 1879
Other Economics Terms
Law Dictionary
monetize
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transitive verb
mon·e·tize
\ˈmä-nə-ˌtīz\
Legal Definition of monetize
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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