monetize

IPA/ˈmʌnɪtaɪz/
KK[mˈɑnətˌaɪz]IPA/ˈmɑːnɪtaɪz/

monetize — verb

  • monetizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • monetizeshe / she / it
  • monetizedpast simple
  • monetizing-ing form

1. to sell or exchange something valuable, such as property, goods, or natural reso

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to sell or exchange something valuable, such as property, goods, or natural resources, in order to obtain cash

例句

The Watanabe family decided to monetize their gold jewelry to pay for house repairs.

monetize + personal asset (jewelry) to raise cash

Andrei monetized his grandmother's old piano by selling it to a local music school.

同義詞
  • liquidate

    more specific to selling assets for cash, especially in financial contexts such as closing a business or paying off debts

  • cash in

    informal; suggests converting value into cash quickly, sometimes with a sense of cashing out an investment or asset

反義詞
  • hold onto

    keep an asset rather than converting it to cash

文法句型

monetize + [asset/resource]

用法筆記

Frequently used in finance and business contexts, often with a passive construction: 'The assets were monetized to raise capital.' This sense focuses on converting a tangible or intangible asset into actual currency.

常見錯誤

❌The family monetized from their gold.
✅The family monetized their gold.
💡monetize is a transitive verb and takes a direct object without a preposition.

2. to generate a financial return from a product, service, creative work, or online

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

to generate a financial return from a product, service, creative work, or online platform by building business activities around it

例句

Rachel's blog began to monetize its content by placing advertisements between the articles.

monetize + content by [method]

Sahil wondered how to monetize his popular YouTube channel without losing subscribers.

同義詞
  • commercialize

    broader in scope; can imply bringing something to the market for profit, sometimes with a negative connotation of sacrificing quality for profit

  • profit from

    broader and less technical; can apply to any situation where you gain financially, not limited to business models

  • capitalize on

    emphasizes taking advantage of an opportunity rather than building a revenue stream from a product

反義詞
  • give away for free

    offer a product or service without charging, the opposite of generating revenue from it

文法句型

monetize + [product/content/service]

用法筆記

Very common in modern technology, media, and startup contexts. The object is typically a creative work, online platform, or service from which revenue can be generated. This sense is less formal than sense 1 and often appears in business news and discussions about digital content.

常見錯誤

❌The company needs to monetize from its users.
✅The company needs to monetize its users.
💡monetize takes a direct object; do not add 'from' after the verb.
❌We should monetize the problem.
✅We should monetize the solution.
💡the object of monetize must be something of value, not a difficulty.