On Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:36:16 +0000, Stephen wrote:

>>> You mean that you can't make money from it?<gd&rvvf>
>>
>> Indeed, we said the same thing. ;-)
>>
>>
> If you say so. O_O

I don't, but the Oxford English Dictionary does, with the earliest usage 
they document coming from 1867.

Definition 1.b.:

To convert (an asset, debt, etc.) into money, to realize the value of (an 
asset, debt, etc.) as currency; spec. to convert (government debt) to a 
more liquid form, as by redeeming Treasury bills or replacing bonds with 
bills. Also: to assess in terms of monetary value.

:-P

(It's your dictionary, not mine <g>)

Jim

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