Petrodollar
US dollars paid to oil-exporting countries in exchange for crude oil exports globally.
Detailed Definition
Established in the early 1970s following the collapse of Bretton Woods, the Petrodollar agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia stipulated that global crude oil would be priced and invoiced exclusively in US Dollars, cementing perpetual worldwide demand for the greenback.
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