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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The conversion of something (especially metal) into money. British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable
2. 2
   establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country wordnet
3. 3
   The process of making a business activity profit-generating, particularly in computer and Internet-related activities. British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable
4. 4
   The conversion of an economic system based mainly on barter and payment in kind into one that uses currency for most transactions. British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

circulationcommodificationmonetisationrevaluation

Antonyms

All antonyms

demonetization

Etymology

From monetize + -ation.

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