monetize

verb

1. (British, English, Oxford, US)To convert something (especially a security) into currency.
2. (British, English, Oxford, US)To mint money.
3. (British, English, Oxford, US)To establish a currency as legal tender.
4. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive)To make an activity profit-generating, particularly in computer and Internet-related activities.

   “We considered monetizing our computer help forums by inserting ad banners.”

   ““Now, when you upload a video to YouTube that accumulates lots of views, we may invite you to monetize that video and start earning revenue from it,” Shenaz Zack, a product manager, wrote on a YouTube blog.”

   “Making money, on the other hand, is to be taken very seriously, and controversy is its own coinage. "We're an entertainment company," Beck says. He has managed to monetize virtually everything that comes out of his mouth.”

   “A rash of new start-ups are making it easier for digital creators to monetize every aspect of their life — down to what they eat, who they hang out with and who they respond to on TikTok.”

   “The past five years have seen a “startling” rise in this “new denial,” according to a CCDH analysis published Tuesday, which also suggests this shift in narrative could also be helping YouTube video creators circumvent the social media company’s ban on monetizing climate denial.”