Meaning & use
demonetized
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Deprived of the ability to earn advertising revenue, especially on an online platform, or stripped of value as legal currency.
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His channel was demonetized after several videos violated the platform's ad policies.
The old banknotes were demonetized and are no longer accepted as legal tender.
A note on using this word
Widely used today in the context of online content creators losing ad revenue, in addition to its older financial meaning about currency.
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defunded
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