Monetisable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Able to be converted into cash or made to generate income, especially from assets, content, or activities that were not previously earning revenue
2. Possessing the quality of being capable of producing financial gain through sale, licensing, advertising, or some other means of earning
3. Describing something that can be exploited for profit, such as a service, resource, or piece of intellectual property that can bring in money

Etymology: "Monetisable" is simply "monetise" plus the suffix "-able", meaning "capable of being monetised". The verb "monetise" is itself built from the noun "money" with the verbal ending "-ise", and the adjective pattern is a familiar one in English. The suffix has a long ancestry: it passed into English through Old French from the Latin "-abilis" (itself from "-ābilis"), which turned verbs into adjectives meaning "able to be done", as in "lovable" or "readable". Because the adjective is derived from the verb, its meaning follows that of "monetise", so a monetisable asset is one that can be converted into income or cash, or turned into something that earns money. The spelling with "-ise" is the British form; the "-ize" variant is the American one.

Synonyms: monetizable, marketable, profitable

Antonyms: unmarketable