In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
MONETIZE
monetize, monetise
(verb) give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country; “They monetized the lira”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
monetize (third-person singular simple present monetizes, present participle monetizing, simple past and past participle monetized)
To convert something (especially a security) into currency.
To mint money.
To establish a currency as legal tender.
To make a business activity profit-generating, particularly in computer and Internet-related activities.
Anagrams
• time zone, time-zone, timezone, zonetime
Source: Wiktionary
Mon"e*tize, v. t.
Definition: To convert into money; to adopt as current money; as, to monetize silver.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNINFORMATIVELY
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
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