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OPEC

Definition: OPEC

OPEC

Noun

1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definitions: OPEC

DomainDefinitions

Census

Designation for the (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries). (references)

Energy

Acronym for Organization of Petroleum ExportingCountries founded in 1960 for unify and coordinate petroleum polices of themembers. Headquarters is in Vienna, Austria. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: OPEC

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

OPEC

EnglishOrganization of Petroleum Exporting CountriesBusiness, Mining

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonym: OPEC

Synonym: Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: OPEC

English words defined with "OPEC": Ahmed Zoki YamaniYamani. (references)
Specialty definitions using "OPEC": OAPEC. (references)

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Commercial Usage: OPEC

DomainTitle

Books

  • Opec Aid and the Challenge of Development (reference)

  • Opec in a Changing World Economy (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: OPEC

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

Although Saudi Arabia's oil exports fall within the OPEC quota (8.7 million barrels per day), the Saudi Government will be reducing its quota by eight percent in an attempt to boost oil prices. (references)

Economic History

Oman

Oman is not a member of OPEC. (references)

Venezuela

The domestic recovery has continued, despite a cutback in oil production dictated by OPEC. (references)

Kuwait

Oil exports surpassed their pre-invasion levels in 1993 with production levels only constrained by OPEC quotas. (references)

Trade

Burma

Some private corporations, including foreign investors, OPEC, Japanese trading houses, and Chinese corporations, have extended limited financing on commercial terms to the GOB in the past few years. (references)

Guinea

Urban water (12.0 million USD in 1997): funders include World Bank, Saudi Development Fund, African Bank for Economic and Agricultural Development, OPEC, DANIDA (Danish Development Agency), Caisse Francaise de Developpement, and Islamic Development Bank. (references)

Guinea

Public works (roads/bridges, 27.8 million USD in 1997): funders include African Development Bank, World Bank, Japan, USAID, Caisse Francaise de Developpement, Saudi Development Fund, OPEC, Kuwait Development Fund, African Bank for Economic and Agricultural Development, Canadian International Development Agency, European Development Fund, and Islamic Development Bank. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: OPEC

"OPEC" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 95.63% of the time. "OPEC" is used about 366 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)95.63%35015,269
Noun (singular)2.73%10111,207
Noun (common)1.64%6143,867
                    Total100.00%366N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: OPEC

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "OPEC": Non-opec.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: OPEC

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

opec

429

member opec

18

history of opec

13

funds opec

8

opec country

6

fund opec

6

embargo oil opec

5

crisis oil opec

4

meeting opec

4

opec news

3

capacity opec production spare

3

nation opec

3

map opec

3

oil opec

3

oil opec price

3

euro opec

2

iraq opec

2

cartel opec

2

game.com opec

2

development fund international opec

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: OPEC

Language Translations for "OPEC"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

石油"出国组织. (various references)

   

Danish

  

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries), OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

Organisatie van Olie Exporterende Landen (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries), OPEC. (various references)

   

French

  

Organisation des pays exportateurs de pétrole, OPEP. (various references)

   

German

  

Organisation Erdölexportierender Länder (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries), OPEC. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

Kõolajexportáló Országok Szervezete (organization of petroleum exporting countries). (various references)

   

Italian

  

OPEP. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

石油輸出国機構 , オプション取引 (medical operation, obelisk, oblisque, Omaha, omega, omelette, omelette rice, omit, omnibus, Omron Corporation, opaque, opcode, opera, opera glasses, opera house, opera-comique, operand, operating, operating system, operating-system, operation, operation center, operation code, operational, operational amplifier, operations, operations research, operator, operetta, opossum, opportunism, opportunist, opposition party, optical, optical art, optimism, optimist, optimistic, optimize, optimizer, option dealing, option trading, option transaction, optoelectronics, OR, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OS). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

せきゆゆしゅつ"くき"う, オペック (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

opecay

   

Portuguese

  

OPEP. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries), OPEP (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

OPEC. (various references)

   

Thai

  

กลุ่มประเทศผู้ส่งออกน้ำมัน. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: OPEC

Derivations

Words containing "OPEC": alopecia, alopecias, alopecic, amylopectin, amylopectins, copeck, copecks, kopeck, kopecks. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: OPEC

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: cope.

Words within the letters "c-e-o-p"

-1 letter: cep, cop, ope, pec.

-2 letters: oe, op, pe.

 Words containing the letters "c-e-o-p"
 

+1 letter: coped, copen, coper, copes, copse, coupe, epoch, ponce, scope.

 

+2 letters: capote, cheapo, coempt, comped, compel, cooped, cooper, copeck, copens, copers, copied, copier, copies, copped, copper, copses, copter, corpse, cotype, couped, coupes, couple, cowpea, cowpie, crepon, croupe, epochs, kopeck, pocked, pocket, poetic, police, pomace, ponced, ponces, pounce, recopy, recoup, scoped, scopes, toecap.

 

+3 letters: apnoeic, apocope, apogeic, capotes, cheapos, chomped, chomper, chopine, chopped, chopper, clomped, clopped, closeup, coapted, coempts, compare, compeer, compels, compend, compere, compete, compile, complex, compone, compose, compote, compted, compute, concept, coopers, coopery, coopted, copecks, copepod, copiers, copihue, coppers, coppery, coppice, copters, copulae, corpses, cotypes, coupled, coupler, couples, couplet, coverup, cowpeas, cowpies, cowpoke, crepons, cropped, cropper, croppie, croupes, decapod, ecotype, ectopia, ectopic, entopic, epizoic, epochal, escalop, exocarp, forceps, hencoop, hospice, kopecks, meropic, metopic, nepotic, octuple, outpace, panoche, peacoat, peacock, peascod, pedocal, peloric, penoche, percoid, petcock, phocine, piceous, picoted, picotee, pinocle, placebo, poached, poacher, poaches, pockets, pockier, poetics, polecat, polemic, policed, polices, pomaces, pooched, pooches, porches, porcine, porrect, potence, potency, potiche, pouched, pouches, pounced, pouncer, pounces, precode, precook, precool, precoup, prerock, proceed, process, procure, produce, project, prosect, protect, recoupe, recoups, scapose, scooped, scooper, shoepac, syncope, toecaps.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: OPEC


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4F 50 45 43

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001111 01010000 01000101 01000011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#79 &#80 &#69 &#67

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004F 0050 0045 0043

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

49503937

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Usage Frequency
7. Expressions
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Abbreviations
11. Acronyms
12. Derivations
13. Anagrams
14. Orthography
15. Bibliography


  

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Sjinees, Chinees, kinez, ‏الصينية, ‏لغة الصين, ‏صيني, ‏الصيني أحد أبناء الصين, Chinu, китайски, Ininsik, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , èínský, èínština, èíòan, kineser, kinesiskt, kinverskur, kiinalainen, Chinois, Sineesk, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, Kínverji, Sínis, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , 중국, Cina, Sheenish, Sheenagh, Hainamana, chines, Chińczyk, chinês, chinés, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, китайский, китаец, Saina, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, snesi, sneysi, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць, for Chinese;
Deens, danisht, danishte, ‏لغة الدانمركية, ‏نوع كعك, ‏دانماركي, датски език, датски, Daniko, 丹麦语, dánský, dánština, danskur, danskt, tanskalainen, danois, Deensk, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו'ת שמרים, " י, dán, danska, Danmhairgis, danese, 덴마크, Danvargish, Danvargagh, danes, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова, tiếng Đan-mạch, for Danish;
Nederlands, Hollands, holandez, ‏هولندي, ‏اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, Olandes, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollendskt, hollantilainen, néerlandais, Nederlânsk, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holandisht, "ול "י, holland, hollenskur, Ollainnis, olandese, 네덜란", Belanda, Ollanish, Germaanish, Tatimana, nederlandsk, ulandes, hulandes, holandês, neerlandés, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, bakratongo, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський, ngôn ngữ khó hiểu, "b xã", for Dutch;
Franse taal, Frans, franceze, francez, frëngjisht, frëng, frëngjishte, ‏فرنسي, ‏اللغة الفرنسية, ‏الشعب الفرنسي, gall, френски език, френски, Pranses, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzština, francouzský, franskur, franskt, ranskalainen, français, Frânsk, französisch, γάλλοσ, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, צרפתי, צרפתית, francia, Fraincis, francese, フレコン化 , フランス" , 仏文 , 仏 , ふつぶ", フレンチ , フランセ , ふつ, "랑스, Perancis, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, frances, franses, francês, francezii, francezã, franţuzesc, franţuzeşte, французский, Falani, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, sí-Fulentji, fransk, franska, fransızca, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransız, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький, Ffrengig, isiFulentshi, for French;
Duits, Duitser, Duitse taal, Germaan, gjerman, ‏ضرب من الرقص, ‏جرماني, ‏المانية, ‏الماني, ‏اللغة الألمانية, роден, германски, немски език, немски, немец, готически, германец, 德語 , 德语, 德文 , 德國 , nìmecký, nìmec, tysker, Duitse, týskur, týskt, týskari, saksalainen, Allemand, Dútsk, Deutsche, Deutsch, "ερμανός, gjermanisht, 'רמ י, 'רמ ית, német, þjóðverji, þýskur, GearmÚnach, GearmÚinis, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, todesch, Germaanagh, Garmane, Germaanish, Carmane, aleman, Niemiec, niemiecki, alemão, alemand, neamţ, немецкий, Siamani, germanski, alemán, Tudesku, Doysri, mjeremani, mdachi, sí-Jalimáne, tysk, เยอรมัน, าษาเยอรมัน, Alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister, Almaenwr, isiJalimane, iliJalimane, iJalimane, for German;
Hongaars, Hongaar, hungarez, ‏الهنغاري, ‏مجري, ‏هنغاري, ‏المجري, ‏اللغة الهنغارية, Húngaru, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, Hungaryan, 匈牙利語 , 匈牙利语, maïarský, maïar, maïarština, ungarer, Hongaarse, ungarskt, unkarilainen, hongrois, Hongaarsk, ungar, Ούγγρος, "ו 'רי, magyar, ungherese, 헝가리, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, Węgier, ongrés, ungureşte, ungur, limba maghiarã, unguresc, maghiar, limba ungarã, венгр, венгерский, mađarski, mađar, mađarski jezik, húngaro, ungrare, ชาวฮังการี, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорка, угорський, угорець, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri, for Hungarian;
Italianer, Italiaans, Italiaan, ‏شخص إيطالي, ‏اللغة الإيطالية, ‏الإيطالي, ‏إيطالي, Italianu, италиански език, италиански, италианец, Italyano, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italština, italský, ital, italiener, italienskt, italialainen, Italien, Italjaansk, italienisch, Ιταλός, italisht, איטלקי, איטלקית, olasz, Ítali, IodÚilis, italiano, 이탈리아, Iddaalish, Włoch, italianã, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, итальянский язык, итальянский, итальянец, Italia, italijanski, italijanski jezik, italijan, sí-Taliyáne, italienare, italiensk, italienska, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, ชาวอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка, for Italian;
Portugees, portugez, portugalisht, ‏اللغة البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالي, португалски език, португалски, португалец, Potuges, 葡萄牙语, 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙語 , portugalský, portugiser, portugisiskt, portugalilainen, portugais, Portugeesk, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, Portaingéilis, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", 포르투갈, Portiugish, Portiugagh, portugues, Portugalczyk, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalski, portugalac, portugués, Mreno, si-Putúkezi, portugis, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, portekizce, португальська мова, португальський, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha, for Portuguese;
Spaans, Spaanse taal, spanjoll, ‏اللغة الأسبانية, ‏الأسبانية, ‏أسباني, испански език, испански, espanyoles, Espanyol, 西班牙语, 西班牙文 , 西班牙語 , španìlský, španìlština, spanskt, espanjalainen, espagnol, Spaansk, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, karaiñe'êmegua, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, SpÚinnis, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, Spaainagh, Spaainish, spañó, espanhol, espanhòl, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, spaniol, испанский, Sipaniolo, španski jezik, španski, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyolca, ispanyol, іспанська мова, іспанський, for Spanish;
Sweeds, suedez, ‏اللغة السويدية, Suecu, шведски език, шведски, швед, Swedis, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, svenskt, ruotsalainen, suédois, Sweedsk, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, sænskur, Sualainnis, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", 스웨덴, Soolynish, Soolynagh, suèc, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển, for Swedish;
Tailandes, 泰國 , 泰文 , 泰国, 泰 , thailænder, Thailander, Thai, Thais, thailendskt, thaimaalainen, Thaïlandais, thailändisch, Thailänder, Ταϊλανδός· Ταϊλανδέζος, tailandese, 泰語 , たい", 타이 말, tailandês, tailandés, thailändare, ที่เกี่ยวกับประเทศไทย, าษาไทย, เกี่ยวกับคนไทย, คนไทย, Taylandlı, Tayland Dili, Tayland, Tai Dili, Та"ць, Тайська Мова, Тайський, for Thai;