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MONETISE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does monetise mean?
• MONETISE (verb)
The verb MONETISE has 1 sense:
1. give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country
Familiarity information: MONETISE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Conjugation: |
Past simple: monetised
Past participle: monetised
-ing form: monetising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
monetise; monetize
Context example:
They monetized the lira
Hypernyms (to "monetise" is one way to...):
decriminalise; decriminalize; legalise; legalize; legitimate; legitimatise; legitimatize; legitimise; legitimize (make legal)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
monetisation (establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country)
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