what is it to monetize 
 monetize refers to the process of turning a non revenue generating item into cash in many cases monetization looks to novel methods of creating income from new sources such as embedding ad revenues inside of social media video clips to pay content creators sometimes monetization is due to privatization called commodification whereby a previously free or public asset is turned into a profit center such as a public road being converted into a private tollway the term monetize may also refer to liquidating an asset or object for cash 