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petrodollar

Syllables: pe·tro·dol·lar/ˈpɛtɹə(ʊ)ˌdɒlə/US/ˈpɛtɹoʊˌdɑlɚ/

petrodollar noun: money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil, often especially as considered among a national economy's principal revenue streams.

Noun

petrodollar (plural petrodollars)

  1. (also, attributive, in plural, oil industry) Money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil, often especially as considered among a national economy's principal revenue streams.

Forms of petrodollar

pluralpetrodollars

Origin of petrodollar

From petro- (prefix meaning ‘petroleum; oil export’) + dollar, possibly modelled after Eurodollar.

Questions about petrodollar

What does petrodollar mean?
Petrodollar means money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil, often especially as considered among a national economy's principal revenue streams.
What part of speech is petrodollar?
Petrodollar is a noun.
How do you pronounce petrodollar?
Petrodollar is pronounced /ˈpɛtɹə(ʊ)ˌdɒlə/ (UK).
What is the plural of petrodollar?
The plural of petrodollar is petrodollars.

Words near petrodollar in the dictionary

  1. petrocurrencies
  2. petrocurrency
  3. petrodentine
  4. petrodiesel
  5. petrodiesels
  6. petrodollar
  7. petrodollars
  8. Petrodvorets
  9. petroeuro
  10. petroeuros
  11. petrofabric

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