petrodollar

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See also: pétrodollar

English

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Etymology

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From petro- (prefix meaning ‘petroleum; oil export’) +‎ dollar, possibly modelled after Eurodollar.[1]

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Noun

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petrodollar (plural petrodollars)

  1. (oil industry, chiefly in the plural, also attributively) 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.

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References

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  1. ^ petrodollar, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2005; petrodollar, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English petrodollar. Equivalent to petro- +‎ dollar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpeː.troːˌdɔ.lɑr/
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  • Hyphenation: pe‧tro‧dol‧lar

Noun

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petrodollar m (plural petrodollars)

  1. petrodollar (dollar earned from oil sales)