"netback" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: netbacks [plural]
Etymology: From net + back. The term was widely adopted by the oil industry in the second half of 1985. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|net|back}} net + back Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Oil industry Synonyms: net-back, net back
    Sense id: en-netback-en-noun-LEoix8Tr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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