to introduce a thing as currency, e.g., silver, gold, copper. In nearly all cases, when something has been monetized, it is legal tender and debtors are legally obligated to accept it as payment for debt.
Debt can also be monetized. A government can either buy the debt of companies whose growth it favors as a matter of policy (as in pre-War Japan) or permit its own bonds to be be used as banking reserves (for the creation of money).
screw the customer, take something that is already good and make it less useful or fill it with obnoxious ads in order to make money from it
Game developer: I finished the game.
Publisher: Lets monetize it!
Game developer: ??
Publisher: We lock content that is already on the disk, and then charge people a fee to use it!
Game developer: That seems unethical.
Publisher: Monetize!
The word one would use to describe a night of wine drinking, including beer and shots until the sun rises. This could also include a sharpie and half naked bodies. This is usually something that happens with two people of the opposite sex. Morning breakfast with beer, and bloody mary's, bandanas, and mall photo booths are also some activities to look forward to. The evening may possibly end with a game of basketball.
These past two days were soooo Mortized, but they were the most fun I have ever had!