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petrodollars

pet·ro·dol·lars
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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 petrodollars word

  • noun plural petrodollars Petrodollars are a unit of money used to calculate how much a country has earned by exporting petroleum or natural gas. 0
  • noun plural petrodollars money, paid in dollars, earned by a country for the exporting of petroleum 0
  • noun plural petrodollars the revenue, in terms of dollars, accumulated by oil-producing countries in the Middle East from the sale of petroleum 0
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Origin of petrodollars

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
1970-75; petro-2 + dollars

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Parts of speech for Petrodollars

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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petrodollars 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.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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