monetize

mon·e·tize  (mn-tz, mn-)

tr.v. mon·e·tized, mon·e·tiz·ing, mon·e·tiz·es

1. To establish as legal tender.

2. To coin (money).

3. To convert (government debt) from securities into currency that can be used to purchase goods and services.

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[From Latin monta, money; see money.]

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mone·ti·zation (-t-zshn) n.

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monetize - give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country; "They monetized the lira" monetise decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize - make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"