Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petrocurrency

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
petrocur-ren-cy
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

noun

Money paid in dollars to oil-producing nations.

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā)bor. Latin petrader. English petro- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti Proto-Italic *korzō Latin currō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin currēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Medieval Latin currentiabor. English currency English petrocurrency From petro- + currency.

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Questions

What does petrocurrency mean?
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.
Where does petrocurrency come from?
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā)bor. Latin petrader. English petro- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti Proto-Italic *korzō Latin currō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin currēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Medieval Latin currentiabor. English currency English petrocurrency From petro- + currency.

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