verb
give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country
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They monetized the lira
• Syn: ↑monetize
• Derivationally related forms: ↑monetisation, ↑monetization (for: ↑monetize)
• Hypernyms:
↑legalize, ↑legalise, ↑decriminalize, ↑decriminalise, ↑legitimize, ↑legitimise, ↑legitimate, ↑legitimatize, ↑legitimatise
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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monˈetize, monˈetarize or monˈetise , monˈetarise transitive verb
1. To give the character of money to, to coin as money
2. To adapt to using money
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Main Entry: ↑monetary
Useful english dictionary. 2012.