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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Eric Prisbell, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Applovin provides software solutions to help businesses and developers monetize their mobile apps.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
Netflix’s next chapter is primarily focused on efficiently monetizing its existing scale instead of merely gaining new users.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
They’ll be built by entrepreneurs and educators and small businesses who have domain expertise and finally have tools powerful enough to do something with it – and monetize it.
—John Acunto, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Monetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monetize. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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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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