| demonetization | n. The act of demonetizing, or the condition of being demonetized; specificially, the declaration by a government that something (e.g. gold or silver) is no longer the legal tender of a country; as, the demonetization of gold. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ] |
| demonetize | v. t. To deprive of current value; to withdraw from use, as money. [ 1913 Webster ] They [ gold mohurs ] have been completely demonetized by the [ East India ] Company. R. Cobden. |
| monetization | n. The act or process of converting into money, or of establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country; as, the monetization of silver. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Monetize | v. t. To convert into money; to adopt as current money; as, to monetize silver. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Remonetization | n. The act of remonetizing. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Remonetize | v. t. To restore to use as money; as, to remonetize silver. [ 1913 Webster ] |
