monetise

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mon⋅e⋅tize

[mon-i-tahyz, muhn-]

–verb (used with object), -tized, -tiz⋅ing.

1.	to legalize as money.

2.	to coin into money: to monetize gold.

3.	to give the character of money to.

4.	Economics. to convert (a debt, esp. the national debt) into currency, esp. by issuing government securities or notes.

Also, especially British, mon⋅e⋅tise.

Origin:
1875–80; < L monēt(a) money + -ize

Related forms:

mon⋅e⋅ti⋅za⋅tion, noun

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