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oil companies

oil companies is the plural of oil company.

Meaning of oil company

Noun

oil company (plural oil companies)

  1. A company that is dedicated to trade or exploitation of petroleum/oil. (This entry is a translation hub.)
    • After the war, the invaluable experience gained with mass production of the TP engines saw Davey Paxman in a favourable position to supply such units almost "off the shelf", a facility found to be of great value by oil companies engaged in well-drilling; [...].1964 May, R. K. Evans, “The Ventura—Paxman's high-speed engine”, in Modern Railways, page 328
    Synonyms:
    petroleum company

Questions about oil companies

What is oil companies the plural of?
Oil companies is the plural of oil company.

Words near oil companies in the dictionary

  1. oil cakes
  2. oil can
  3. oil cans
  4. oil change
  5. oil changes
  6. oil companies
  7. oil company
  8. oil diaper
  9. oil diapers
  10. oil down
  11. oil downs

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