demonetizeとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

de- +‎ monetize

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /diːˈmʌnətaɪz/, /diːˈmʊnətaɪz/

動詞

demonetize (三人称単数 現在形 demonetizes, 現在分詞 demonetizing, 過去形および過去分詞形 demonetized)

1. To withdraw the status of legal tender from a coin (etc.) and remove it from circulation.
2. To declare ineligible or worthless as a medium of exchange or as legal tender.
   • 1943 Post Office Department, U.S., A Description of United States Postage Stamps Issued by the Post Office Department from July 1, 1847, to April 1, 1945 [sic]. Washington: United States Government Printing Office; p4: Stamps of 1847 and 1851 Demonetized

     These stamps are obsolete and worthless for postage. A reasonable time after hostilities began in 1861 was given for the exchange of stamps in the hands of the public and for the replacement of post office stocks. Their acceptance in the prepayment of postage was ordered discontinued in the several States and Territories, […]

3. (Internet, transitive) To demote (published content, または its creator) so that it is no longer eligible to earn money for its publisher.

   The site has the ability to demonetize a video.