petrodollar

pet·ro·dol·lars

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pe-troh-dol-erz]
- /ˈpɛ troʊˌdɒl ərz/
- /ˈpet.rəʊˌdɒl.ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pe-troh-dol-erz]
- /ˈpɛ troʊˌdɒl ərz/

Definitions of petrodollar word

noun petrodollar profits made from oil exports 1
noun petrodollar money, paid in dollars, earned by a country for the exporting of petroleum 0

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Origin of petrodollar

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

1970-75; petro-2 + dollars

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Parts of speech for Petrodollar

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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petrodollar popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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