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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Epstein has resisted the obvious move to monetize it.
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Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Erickson said that Russia has demonstrated an ability to adapt to sanctions, particularly through its shadow fleet and complex re-routing networks and so the real test will be whether this limits Moscow's capacity to monetize crude in the future.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Starboard believes that Fluor has multiple paths to monetize its remaining NuScale stake.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
Erickson said that Russia has demonstrated an ability to adapt to sanctions, particularly through its shadow fleet and complex re-routing networks and so the real test will be whether this limits Moscow's capacity to monetize crude in the future.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Platforms will rush to release AI-native creative tools, give them away, fill feeds, and monetize the engagement loop with ads.
—Victor Riparbelli, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
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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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