# monetize

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈmʌnətaɪz/ · frequency rank #36,677

## Definitions
1. To convert something (especially a security) into currency.
2. To mint money.
3. To establish a currency as legal tender.
4. To make an activity profit-generating, particularly in computer and Internet-related activities.

## Etymology
From French monétiser From Latin monēta (whence monnaie) + -iser.

## Common misspellings (11)
`mmonetize`, `mnoetize`, `moentize`, `moneitze`, `monetiez`, `monetizze`, `monettize`, `monetzie`, `monnetize`, `monteize`, `omnetize`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/monetize