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monetise

[mon-i-tahyz, muhn-] Origin

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, especially the national debt) into currency, especially by issuing government securities or notes.
Also, especially British, mon·e·tise.


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

mon·e·ti·za·tion, noun
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monetize or monetise (ˈmʌnɪˌtaɪz)
 
vb
1.  to establish as the legal tender of a country
2.  to give a legal value to (a coin)
 
monetise or monetise
 
vb
 
moneti'zation or monetise
 
n
 
moneti'sation or monetise
 
n

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monetise
British variant of monetize; for suffix, see -ize.
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monetize
1880, from L. moneta money (see money) + -ize. Related: Monetization.
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