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monetize 

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).
In 1878 Congress passed the Bland Bill, which monetized silver at a ratio of 16:1 to gold.
monetize by Abu Yahya January 23, 2009
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monetize 

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!
monetize by chodelord October 30, 2008

memetized 

When a person reads someone else's basic post on social media and then turns it into a meme.
I'm feeling so memetized because someone else keeps turning my posts into memes.
memetized by BAM2018 December 23, 2016
the experience of becoming hypnotized online while scrolling or swiping from meme to meme
"My sister spent hours on her phone looking at meme after meme. She memerized herself."
memerized by SalvyZ June 13, 2018

monetize 

To turn a business such as Twitter into a way of raising revenue.
Urban Dictionary decided to further monetize itself by selling coffee mugs.
monetize by theqhausdorff August 8, 2009

Mortized 

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!
Mortized by Aquanet February 24, 2009
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

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Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
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