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MONETIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does monetize mean? 

MONETIZE (verb)
  The verb MONETIZE has 1 sense:

1. give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a countryplay

  Familiarity information: MONETIZE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MONETIZE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they monetize  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it monetizes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: monetized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: monetized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: monetizing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

monetise; monetize

Context example:

They monetized the lira

Hypernyms (to "monetize" is one way to...):

decriminalise; decriminalize; legalise; legalize; legitimate; legitimatise; legitimatize; legitimise; legitimize (make legal)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

monetization (establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country)


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