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Like materialise is to turn something into real. Is there a word to mean turn something into money?

e.g. Please don't give me any medal, I would rather want you to [the word] it.

Bet there is no moneilise?

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Consider monetize (also spelt monetise). You can also sell something, but the semantic range of sell is somewhat wider than simply turning something into money.

monetize verb 1 Convert into or express in the form of currency. ‘Hamilton had monetized the entire federal and state war debts’ - ODOenter link description here

A web search for "monetize website" produces many relevant examples. As most of these are overtly advertising, I'll leave the searches to the reader as an exercise.

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  • Thank you. In my country I can use the spelling monetise.
    – user1589188
    Commented Apr 27, 2017 at 4:18
  • @user1589188 Yes, it's listed as an alternative spelling in the dictionary link; I've edited my answer to note the variant. I normally use BrE spelling, but in this case the 'z' spelling seemed more appropriate. This might have something to do with verbing the noun (an Americanism?), but I haven't checked the etymology of the word, so might be way off base here. :)
    – Lawrence
    Commented Apr 27, 2017 at 11:40

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