demonetize

Meaning

1. (transitive) To withdraw the status of legal tender from a coin (etc.) and remove it from circulation.
2. (transitive) To declare ineligible or worthless as a medium of exchange or as legal tender.
3. (Internet, transitive) To demote (published content, or its creator) so that it is no longer eligible to earn money for its publisher.

Synonyms

demonetise

devalue

inflate

withdraw

Translations

demonetizzare

αποσύρω της κυκλοφορίας

démonétiser

smonetizzare

demonetare

smonetare

paranın değerini düşürmek

desmonetitzar

tedavülden kaldırma

Pronounced as (IPA)

/diːˈmʌnətaɪz/

Etymology

From de- + monetize.