Agency Dictionary
Monetize
verbPronunciation: /ˈmʌn.ɪ.taɪz/
In Portuguese: Monetizar
Business & Organizations
Digital CultureWhat does “Monetize” mean?
To convert an activity, audience, digital asset, or service into legal currency or financial revenue.
Etymology
Formed in the 19th century from Latin moneta (mint, coin, money) with the suffix -ize, with a parallel in French monétiser. Moneta was a title of the Roman goddess Juno, in whose temple on the Capitoline Hill coins were minted. Latin moneta also gave English money and mint. The modern digital sense of converting traffic or content into revenue is an extension of the older meaning.
Synonyms
- commercialize
- capitalize
- profit from
Word family
- money
- monetary
- monetization
Usage examples
You end up performing for a reach you can't measure, against a rate the machine never publishes, one it quietly monetizes through ads.
Concept
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