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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Put yourself out there or look for new ways to monetize!
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Kyle Thomas, People.com, 29 June 2025
The story of a photographer, haunted by childhood guilt, who travels to remote Himalayan Sector K to
investigate a mysterious phenomenon – this mystery/drama highlights the plight of children forced to
work trawling through giant rubbish heaps in search of things that can be monetized.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
His changes to the verification system, the way content is monetized on the site, and the way links to external sources work have all been received with mixed results from the site's user base, which remains divided on Musk's politics.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
At the same time, Trump’s Interior Department is aggressively pursuing ways to industrialize, privatize and monetize the public lands.
—T. A. Barron, Denver Post, 26 June 2025
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Kyle Thomas, People.com, 29 June 2025
The story of a photographer, haunted by childhood guilt, who travels to remote Himalayan Sector K to
investigate a mysterious phenomenon – this mystery/drama highlights the plight of children forced to
work trawling through giant rubbish heaps in search of things that can be monetized.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
His changes to the verification system, the way content is monetized on the site, and the way links to external sources work have all been received with mixed results from the site's user base, which remains divided on Musk's politics.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
At the same time, Trump’s Interior Department is aggressively pursuing ways to industrialize, privatize and monetize the public lands.
—T. A. Barron, Denver Post, 26 June 2025
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“Monetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monetize. Accessed 10 Jul. 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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