Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

netback

/nˈɛtbˌæk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: net-back
IPA: /nˈɛtbˌæk/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

netbacks (plural) net-back (alternative) net back (alternative)

Rhymes With

setback

Questions

How do you pronounce netback?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɛtbˌæk/.
What does netback mean?: Revenues received from the sale of oil or gas on spot market minus the costs of extraction, processing and transportation.
Where does netback come from?: From net + back. The term was widely adopted by the oil industry in the second half of 1985.

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