Definition of "refined" in English

verb

1. simple past and past participle of refine

   • The raw petroleum was refined into kerosene.

adjective

1. Precise, freed from imprecision, particularly:

2. Cultured, freed from vulgarity, particularly:

3. Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities, particularly:

4. (of a market) Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum.

noun

1. (finance) The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form.

   • We're still purchasing copper ore, but the market for refined is weaker.