OPEC

OPEC
abbr. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

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noun
an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum
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/oh"pek/, n.
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
[O(rganization of) P(etroleum) E(xporting) C(ountries)]

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OPEC /ōˈpek/
abbrev
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

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OPEC UK [ˈəʊpek] US [ˈoʊˌpek]
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries: an organization that controls the supply and price of oil in the world market http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/opec.htm
Thesaurus: drilling for oilhyponym

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O|pec or OPEC «OH pehk», noun, or O.P.E.C.
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

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['ōpek]
abbr. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

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/ˈoʊˌpɛk/ abbr
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

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OPEC [OPEC] [ˈəʊpek] [ˈoʊpek] abbreviation
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (an organization of countries that produce and sell oil)

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