transitive verb.
To convert (an asset) into cash, as by selling the asset or using it as security for a loan.
transitive verb.
To convert into a source of income.
transitive verb.
To express or render in terms of money.
transitive verb.
To purchase (government debt) in the open market using central bank funds, leading to an expansion of the money supply.
transitive verb.
To establish (a metal) as a currency, especially by minting coins.
transitive verb.
To convert (an economy or sector) from a system of barter to one based on the exchange of money.