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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Now, a broader cultural reset around masculinity is taking place and companies are racing to monetize it, FIT’s Horvath said.
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Luke Fountain, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
The reporting drove eyeballs to his site, but Lizza said his decision to keep 60% of the content outside of a paywall meant the readership wasn’t really monetized.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
His bet was that the value of iconic properties like the Saks and Lord & Taylor flagships in Manhattan or The Bay in Toronto could be monetized so long as the underlying retail business remained steady.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Now, per the announcement, shows from Acast, Audioboom, Libsyn, Omny and Podigee will also be able to monetize video on Spotify, with more partners to come.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Monetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monetize. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
Kids Definition
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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