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netback

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: N EH1 T B AE2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: oil industry

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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