Definitions for petrodollar

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petrodollar pet·ro·dol·lars

Spelling: [pe-troh-dol-erz]

IPA: /ˈpɛ troʊˌdɒl ərz/

Petrodollar is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 621 anagrams from letters in petrodollar (adellooprrt).

Definitions for petrodollar

plural noun

1. surplus revenues in dollars accumulated by petroleum-exporting countries, as those of the Middle East, especially when then used for foreign loans or investments.

Origin of petrodollar

1970-75; petro-² + dollars

Examples for petrodollar

They have spent every petrodollar they got, neglecting investment in favor of other projects.

This same ideology was exported out of Saudi Arabia by the power of the petrodollar.