Phrase guide

oil company

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A company that is dedicated to trade or exploitation of petroleum/oil. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a company that sells oil

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: company

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: petroliera — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Chinese Mandarin: 石油公司 (shíyóu gōngsī) — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Finnish: öljy-yhtiö — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • French: pétrolière — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • French: compagnie pétrolière — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Galician: petroleira — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Galician: compañía petroleira — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • German: Mineralölunternehmen — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • German: Erdölunternehmen — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • German: Ölunternehmen — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • German: Mineralölgesellschaft — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • German: Erdölgesellschaft — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • German: Ölgesellschaft — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Hungarian: olajtársaság — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Hungarian: olajvállalat — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Hungarian: olajcég — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Hungarian: olajipari társaság/vállalat/cég — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Italian: compagnia petrolifera — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Macedonian: нафтена компанија (naftena kompanija) — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Portuguese: petrolífera — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Portuguese: petroleira — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Spanish: petrolera — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Spanish: compañía petrolera — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Swedish: oljebolag — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Swedish: oljeföretag — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Swedish: bensinbolag — a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil