Advertisement

Advertisement

brent

1

[ brent ]

noun

, plural brents, (especially collectively) brent.


Brent

2

[ brent ]

noun

  1. Margaret, 1600?–1671?, U.S. colonial landowner, born in England: regarded as an early feminist.
  2. a borough of Greater London, England.
  3. a male given name.

Brent

/ brɛnt /

noun

  1. a borough of NW Greater London. Pop: 267 800 (2003 est). Area: 44 sq km (17 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Example Sentences

Some of his visitors travel more than 15 hours by plane for a 35-minute ride with Moullec and his avian companions, often spotting cranes and geese like the brent, barnacle, red-breasted, and greylag species.

The distant flocks of knot looked like lit dust scattered over the falling tide, while the bulky brent geese shrank to inky calligraphy against the huge sky.

ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude oil fell 25 cents to $47.99 a barrel, while brent crude, the international standard, slipped 8 cents to $50.11 a barrel in London.

From US News

In these troubled times, with brent crude at about $33 a barrel, investors only care about one thing: the cash flows that are available to support investment and dividends.

Prices for brent crude oil were flat at $47.89 a barrel.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement