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Petrodollar

//ˈpɛtɹə(ʊ)ˌdɒlə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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. also, attributive, in-plural

Etymology

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

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