Monetizable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Able to be turned into income or profit, such as a website, video, or piece of content that can generate earnings
2. Capable of producing revenue through sales, advertising, or fees, making it possible to earn money from something
3. Suitable for generating financial return, so that its audience, product, or asset can be used to bring in cash

Etymology: "Monetizable" is "monetize" with the suffix "-able" attached. "Monetize" turns money into a verb, and "-able" means "capable of being" that thing. So a monetizable asset is one that can be turned into money. The "-able" ending has a long path behind it: it descends from Latin "-abilis" (and the related "-ābilis"), passed through Old French "-able," and entered English in Middle English. Its ancestors reach back to a Proto-Italic form and ultimately to an Indo-European root meaning something like "to take hold of," which is why the suffix has spread so widely across English.

Synonyms: marketable, commercializable

Antonyms: unmarketable