petrodollar

See also: pétrodollar

English

Etymology

petro- +‎ dollar

Noun

petrodollar (plural petrodollars)

(usually in the plural) Money earned from the sale of oil.

Translations

money earned from oil

Armenian: նավթադոլար (hy) (navtʿadolar)
Dutch: petrodollar m
Finnish: öljyraha
Greek: πετροδολάριο (el) n (petrodolário)

Portuguese: petrodólar (pt) m
Russian: нефтедо́ллар (ru) (neftedóllar)
Spanish: petrodólar m

References

“petrodollar” (US) / “petrodollar” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English petrodollar. Equivalent to petro- +‎ dollar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpeː.troːˌdɔ.lɑr/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: pe‧tro‧dol‧lar

Noun

petrodollar m (plural petrodollars)

petrodollar (dollar earned from oil sales)

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