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 | ||