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remonetize

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re⋅mon⋅e⋅tize

  [ree-mon-i-tahyz, -muhn-]
Use remonetize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -tized, -tiz⋅ing.
to restore to use as legal tender: to remonetize silver.
Also, especially British, re⋅mon⋅e⋅tise.

Origin:
1875–80, Americanism; re- + monetize

Related forms:
re⋅mon⋅e⋅ti⋅za⋅tion, noun
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re·mon·e·tize   (rē-mŏn'ĭ-tīz', -mŭn'-)   
tr.v.   re·mon·e·tized, re·mon·e·tiz·ing, re·mon·e·tiz·es
To restore to use as legal tender: remonetize silver.
re·mon'e·ti·za'tion (-tĭ-zā'shən) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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