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Petrodollar
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Money, Oil industry & Petroleum:
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.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
petrodollar
English
dollar
English
daler
Dutch
Taler
German
petroleum
English
petroleum
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Opec
Greenback
Reserve Currency
Federal Reserve
Bond Market
Central Bank
Fiat Money
War On Terror
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