"WCS" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: WCSs [plural], WCSes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|es}} WCS (countable and uncountable, plural WCSs or WCSes)
  1. Initialism of worst-case scenario. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: worst-case scenario
    Sense id: en-WCS-en-noun-ZfJg2R~m Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks
  2. (finance, petroleum) Abbreviation of Western Canadian Select.; A grade of crude oil originating in Canada, used as a pricing benchmark. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Western Canadian Select (extra: A grade of crude oil originating in Canada, used as a pricing benchmark) Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-WCS-en-noun-PBmOiYal Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Topics: business, energy, finance, natural-sciences, petroleum, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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