Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Monetization \Mon`e*ti*za"tion\, n.
   The act or process of converting into money, or of adopting
   as money; as, the monetization of silver.

Source : WordNet®

monetization
     n : establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal
         tender of a country [syn: {monetisation}] [ant: {demonetization}]