monetize

1. (transitive) To make an activity profit-generating, particularly in computer and Internet-related activities.Examples: "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."BritishEnglishOxfordUStransitive