English verb: monetize | |||
1. | monetize (social) give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country | ||
Samples | They monetized the lira. | ||
Synonyms | monetise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize | ||