Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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  1) A term used to describe the total volume of raw materials that are processed by a plant such as an oil refinery in a given period. 2) The total volume of crude oil and refined products that are handled by a tank farm, pipeline, or terminal loading facility.
  
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