monetizeverb [ T ]
specialized UK usually monetise /ˈmʌn.ɪ.taɪz/to change something into money, or to express something in terms of money or a currency:
Japan is monetizing several trillion dollars of government debt.
to make money from something:
The problem was how to monetize this kind of social networking site.
monetization
noun [ U ] UK usually monetisation /ˌmʌn.ɪ.taɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
the monetization of the national debt
the monetization of start-up companies