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monetization

monetization

1 7.6
Making gold or silver the official money of a country
  • noun
  • /ˌmɒnɪtaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : monetización
  • In economics, this is referred to as debt monetization.

Examples

  • This article has shown how monetization affected the nature of ruling authority.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Further debt monetization will, however, not mean low Treasury yields.

    Blog text (24)
  • It's very hard to tell when that would happen, or how much monetization the Fed can get away with.

    Blog text (3)
  • This then would lead to immediate monetization of a massive amount of debt, creating ultra-inflation.

    Blog text (24)
  • We have entered a new paradigm of direct debt monetization.

    Blog text (24)
  • The introduction of taxation and colonial currency brought about a monetization of society that continued to affect people for decades.

    Academic text (2006)
  • We have been proposing the monetization of a silver ounce coin for Mexico since 2003.

    Blog text (19)
  • Hendry says that $3 trillion in Fed monetization has not unleashed inflation.

    Blog text (30)
  • The British plan to replace cowries and other currencies with coins was part of the larger effort of monetization of society and the colonial attempt to project power into new spheres of life.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The country's plan for monetization will officially recognize gold as its new legal tender.

Antonyms

8.6

The official removal of a type of money so people cannot use it to pay

Surface Forms

monetization singular
monetizations plural

Morphology

monetization = monetize (transparent) = money + ize + ation

Standard noun formation from the verb 'monetize' using '-ation' to indicate the action or process.

Etymology

Monetization comes from the Latin word moneta, which meant 'mint' or 'coin' and is also the source of the common word money. So monetization in this official sense means making something into legal 'money' or a country's currency.