Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
petrodollars
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Beginning in the 1970s, petrodollars financed the propaganda that encouraged submission and repudiated reflection.
▪ The Kabir syndrome is certainly well entrenched in those who manipulate decision making and petrodollars.
Wiktionary
petrodollars
n. 1 (plural of petrodollar English) 2 money earned through the sale of petroleum.
Usage examples of "petrodollars".
International capital markets rapidly expanded as a consequence of the decline of regulation and control, the huge flow of petrodollars after the 1973-1974 oil price rise, and the information-telecommunications revolution, which greatly facilitated capital transfers.