Definition of "monetize"

monetize

/ˈmʌnətaɪz/

verb
third-person singular simple present monetizes, present participle monetizing, simple past and past participle monetized
1. To convert something (especially a security) into currency.
2. To mint money.
3. To establish a currency as legal tender.
4. (transitive) To make an activity profit-generating, particularly in computer and Internet-related activities.
  Quotations
  “Now, when you upload a video to YouTube that accumulates lots of views, we may invite you to monetize that video and start earning revenue from it,” Shenaz Zack, a product manager, wrote on a YouTube blog.
  2009 August 25, Miguel Helft, quoting Shenaz Zack, “YouTube to Monetize Your 15 Minutes of Fame”, in New York Times‎
  Making money, on the other hand, is to be taken very seriously, and controversy is its own coinage. "We're an entertainment company," Beck says. He has managed to monetize virtually everything that comes out of his mouth.
  2010 April 26, Lacey Rose, “Glenn Beck Inc”, in Forbes.com‎, archived from the original on 2010-04-13
  A rash of new start-ups are making it easier for digital creators to monetize every aspect of their life — down to what they eat, who they hang out with and who they respond to on TikTok.
  2021 March 10, Taylor Lorenz, “For Creators, Everything Is for Sale”, in The New York Times‎