monetize
English
editAlternative forms
edit- monetise (non-Oxford British English)
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmʌnətaɪz/, /ˈmɒnətaɪz/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɑnəˌtaɪz/
Verb
editmonetize (third-person singular simple present monetizes, present participle monetizing, simple past and past participle monetized) (American spelling, Oxford British English)
- To convert something (especially a security) into currency.
- To mint money.
- To establish a currency as legal tender.
- Antonym: demonetize
- (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[1]:
- “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.
- 2010 April 26, Lacey Rose, “Glenn Beck Inc”, in Forbes.com[2], archived from the original on 2010-04-13:
- Making money, on the other hand, is to be taken very seriously, and controversy is its own coinage. "We're an entertainment company," Beck says. He has managed to monetize virtually everything that comes out of his mouth.
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Welsh: moneteiddio
Translations
editto convert something into currency
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to mint money
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to establish a currency as legal tender
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to make a business activity profit-generating
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See also
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editGalician
editVerb
editmonetize
- (reintegrationist norm) inflection of monetizar:
Portuguese
editVerb
editmonetize
- inflection of monetizar:
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