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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Haven’t even started to monetize NFL and other sports.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Despite Alexa's widespread adoption, Amazon has struggled to monetize the service, which has remained an unprofitable segment of its business.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
That’s not even long enough to monetize it as a TikTok.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025
These programs could spur commercial space players to redouble their efforts to develop and monetize cislunar space and the lunar surface.
—John Kross, Space.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Despite Alexa's widespread adoption, Amazon has struggled to monetize the service, which has remained an unprofitable segment of its business.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
That’s not even long enough to monetize it as a TikTok.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025
These programs could spur commercial space players to redouble their efforts to develop and monetize cislunar space and the lunar surface.
—John Kross, Space.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Monetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monetize. Accessed 13 Feb. 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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