Definition of "monetize" []

• To establish as legal tender. (verb-transitive)
• To coin (money). (verb-transitive)
• To convert (government debt) from securities into currency that can be used to purchase goods and services. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "One way Boxee will monetize is they will revenue share with services that they officially integrate and they do this with Joost who gave the Boxee developers full access to their APIs and have a partnership with them."
• "The public domain, on principle, pisses them off, because it’s use of “content” that they can’t monetize, and make no mistake, the ability to monetize is what every step of their bullshit is about."
• ""The best way to monetize is to make stuff that people can't live without," McKean said."