demonetize
/diˈmɑnətaɪz/verb
demonetize is spelled D-E-M-O-N-E-T-I-Z-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, demonetize means “To withdraw the status of legal tender from a coin (etc.) and remove it from circulation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in demonetize?
| Letters | 10: D-E-M-O-N-E-T-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is demonetize?
Demonetize appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce demonetize?
- UK /diːˈmʌnətaɪz/
- UK /diːˈmʊnətaɪz/
- US /diˈmɑnətaɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-demonetize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with demonetize?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as demonetize from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnətaɪz/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of demonetize
- demonetizes present, singular, he/she/it
- demonetizing participle, present
- demonetized participle, past
- demonetise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does demonetize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To withdraw the status of legal tender from a coin (etc.) and remove it from circulation.
- 2
To declare ineligible or worthless as a medium of exchange or as legal tender.
- 3
To demote (published content, or its creator) so that it is no longer eligible to earn money for its publisher.
The site has the ability to demonetize a video.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Demonetize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense internet: to demote so that it is no longer eligible to earn money:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | démonétiser |
| German | demonetarisieren, entmonetarisieren |
| Portuguese | desmonetizar |
| Spanish | desmonetizar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does demonetize come from?
From de- + monetize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).