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Petrodollar

[pe-troh-dol-erz] Origin

pet·ro·dol·lars

[pe-troh-dol-erz]
plural noun
surplus revenues in dollars accumulated by petroleum-exporting countries, as those of the Middle East, especially when then used for foreign loans or investments.

Origin:
1970–75; petro-2 + dollars
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petrodollar (ˈpɛtrəʊˌdɒlə)
 
n
money, paid in dollars, earned by a country for the exporting of petroleum

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Main Entry:  petrodollar
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a unit representing money earned by a petroleum-producing and -exporting country
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Word Origin & History

petrodollar
1974, "surplus of petroleum exports over imports of all other goods," as a notational unit of currency (in ref. to OPEC nations), formed in Eng. from petro-, comb. form of petroleum (q.v.) + dollar.
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