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/ˈpɛtɹə(ʊ)ˌdɒlə/ · noun
(oil industry, chiefly in the plural, also attributively) 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..
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Petrodollar means (oil industry, chiefly in the plural, also attributively) 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..
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Use petrodollar where its definition matches the intended context.
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