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netback

netback noun: revenues received from the sale of oil or gas on spot market minus the costs of extraction, processing and transportation.

Noun

netback (countable and uncountable, plural netbacks)

  1. (oil industry) Revenues received from the sale of oil or gas on spot market minus the costs of extraction, processing and transportation.

Forms of netback

pluralnetbacks
alternative formnet-back
alternative formnet back

Origin of netback

From net + back. The term was widely adopted by the oil industry in the second half of 1985.

Questions about netback

What does netback mean?
Netback means revenues received from the sale of oil or gas on spot market minus the costs of extraction, processing and transportation.
What part of speech is netback?
Netback is a noun.
What is the plural of netback?
The plural of netback is netbacks.

Words near netback in the dictionary

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