Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

big oil

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English

Syllables: big oil
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The world's largest oil and gas companies (supermajors), understood as a business group having significant political, economic, or social power.

Derogatory; Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of big oil.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Eight years after Kyoto, Big Oil and Big Coal remain in complete and unchallenged power."
"It follows an inquiry launched by House Democrats in 2021, which focused on big oil’s alleged efforts to mislead the public about the climate crisis."

Usage

Phrases

big business big government big labor big money big pharma Big Tech

Frequently Paired Words

big business big government big labor big money big pharma Big Tech

Questions

What does big oil mean?: The world's largest oil and gas companies (supermajors), understood as a business group having significant political, economic, or social power.

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