monetize

What it means

1. BritishEnglishOxfordUSTo convert something (especially a security) into currency.
2. BritishEnglishOxfordUSTo mint money.
3. BritishEnglishOxfordUSTo establish a currency as legal tender.

   Antonyms: demonetize

In a sentence

We considered monetizing our computer help forums by inserting ad banners.

Where it comes from

1. Latinmonēta
2. Frenchmonétiser
3. Englishmonetize

From French monétiser From Latin monēta (whence monnaie) + -iser.