v.
Pronunciation: ' mä-n ə - ˌ t ī z also ' m ə -
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -tized ; -tiz · ing
Etymology: Latin moneta
Date: circa 1879
1 : to coin into money also : to establish as legal tender
2 : to purchase (public or private debt) and thereby free for other uses moneys that would have been devoted to debt service
– mon · e · ti · za · tion \ ˌ mä-n ə -t ə - ' z ā -sh ə n also ˌ m ə - \ noun