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petrodollars definition - finance
An informal term that refers to U.S. dollars that are received by oil-producing countries in payment for oil exports and are deposited in U.S. or European banks.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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