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barrel definition - finance
A unit of measurement used for oil, gas, and other refined products. One barrel equals 42 U.S. gallons. Sometimes abbreviated BBL or BL.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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