monetize

• monetise

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monetize (third-person singular simple present monetizes, present participle monetizing, simple past and past participle monetized)

1. To convert something (especially a security) into currency.
2. To mint money.
3. To establish a currency as legal tender.

   Antonym: demonetize

4. (transitive) To make an activity profit-generating, particularly in computer and Internet-related activities.

   Coordinate term: commercialize

   We considered monetizing our computer help forums by inserting ad banners.

   • 2009 August 25, Miguel Helft, quoting Shenaz Zack, “YouTube to Monetize Your 15 Minutes of Fame”, in New York Times‎:

     “Now, when you upload a video to YouTube that accumulates lots of views, we may invite you to monetize that video and start earning revenue from it,” Shenaz Zack, a product manager, wrote on a YouTube blog.

   • 2021 March 10, Taylor Lorenz, “For Creators, Everything Is for Sale”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     A rash of new start-ups are making it easier for digital creators to monetize every aspect of their life — down to what they eat, who they hang out with and who they respond to on TikTok.

• monetization
• demonetize
• demonetization

• commercialize

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