petrodollar en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɛtɹoʊˌdɑlɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈpɛtɹə(ʊ)ˌdɒlə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā)bor. Latin petrader. English petro- Proto-Germanic *dalą Proto-West Germanic *dal Old High German tal Middle High German tal German Tal German Talerder. Middle Low German dālerbor. Dutch dalerbor. English dollar English petrodollar From petro- (prefix meaning ‘petroleum; oil export’) + dollar, possibly modelled after Eurodollar.
Meanings
- (also, attributive, in-plural, qualifier:oil industry) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| petrodollars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
agridollar · ecodollar · narcodollar
Relateds
petroruble · petromoney · petrocurrency · petroeuro · petropound · petroyuan
Translations (16)
hy նավթադոլար (money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil) · pl petrodolar (money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil) · ka ნავთობდოლარი (money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil) · nl petrodollar (money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil) · fr pétrodollar (money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil) · ro petrodolar (money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil) · it petrodollaro (money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil) · uk нафтодо́лар (money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil) · el πετροδολάριο (money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil) · fi öljyraha (money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil) · sv oljedollar (money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil) · de Petrodollar (money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil) · es petrodólar (money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil) · ru нефтедо́ллар (money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil) · pt petrodólar (money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil) · it petroldollaro (money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil)