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petrocurrency

petrocurrency noun: the currency of an oil-producing nation which tends to vary in value against other currencies in line with changes in the price of oil.

Noun

petrocurrency (plural petrocurrencies)

  1. The currency of an oil-producing nation which tends to vary in value against other currencies in line with changes in the price of oil.
  2. Money paid in dollars to oil-producing nations.

Forms of petrocurrency

pluralpetrocurrencies

Origin of petrocurrency

From petro- + currency.

Questions about petrocurrency

What does petrocurrency mean?
Petrocurrency means the currency of an oil-producing nation which tends to vary in value against other currencies in line with changes in the price of oil.
What part of speech is petrocurrency?
Petrocurrency is a noun.
What is the plural of petrocurrency?
The plural of petrocurrency is petrocurrencies.

Words near petrocurrency in the dictionary

  1. petrocortyne
  2. petrocortynes
  3. petroculture
  4. petrocultures
  5. petrocurrencies
  6. petrocurrency
  7. petrodentine
  8. petrodiesel
  9. petrodiesels
  10. petrodollar
  11. petrodollars

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