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petrodollar

noun pet·ro·dol·lar \ˈpe-trō-ˌdä-lər\

Definition of PETRODOLLAR

:  a dollar's worth of foreign exchange obtained by a petroleum-exporting country through sales abroad —usually used in plural
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First Known Use of PETRODOLLAR

1974

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