petrodollar
noun [C] /ˈpet.rəʊˌdɒl.ər/
/-roʊˌdɑː.lɚ/ Definition
› a unit of money earned by countries that produce petroleum for sale to other countries: Petrodollars have maintained Kuwait's wealth.CurrenciesMining and quarrying
(Definition of petrodollar noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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