petrocurrency

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noun

The currency of an oil-producing nation which tends to vary in value against other currencies in line with changes in the price of oil.

OriginEnglish currency ← Medieval Latin currentia ← Latin currēns →
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Meanings

nounpetrocurrency (plural petrocurrencies)

plural petrocurrencies

  1. The currency of an oil-producing nation which tends to vary in value against other currencies in line with changes in the price of oil.
  2. Money paid in dollars to oil-producing nations.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπέτρᾱ (pétrā)
  2. Latinpetra
  3. Englishpetro-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥séti
  6. Proto-Italic*korsō
  7. Latincurrō
  8. Latincurrēns
  9. Medieval Latincurrentia
  10. Englishcurrency
  11. Englishpetrocurrency

From petro- + currency.

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APA

petrocurrency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petrocurrency

MLA

“petrocurrency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petrocurrency. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “petrocurrency,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petrocurrency.

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