Jump To:

• brent
  brent

  noun

  brant.
• Brent
  Brent

  noun

  Margaret, 1600?–1671?, U.S. colonial landowner, born in England: regarded as an early feminist.

brent

¹ American  

[brent] / brɛnt /

noun

• brents,
  plural
• brent
  plural

1. brant.

---

Brent ² American  

[brent] / brɛnt /

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 British  

/ brɛnt /

noun

1. a borough of NW Greater London. Pop: 267 800 (2003 est). Area: 44 sq km (17 sq miles)

---

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• brent
  plural
• brents
  plural

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

brent Brent

The cost of a barrel of brent crude, the global benchmark for oil prices, fell by almost 5% to under $80 on the news of supply disruptions potentially being eased.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Following the president’s remarks, brent crude futures rose more than 5%, to about $78 per barrel, and touched $80 at one point.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

U.S. benchmark crude oil was at $75.25 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange on Friday, while brent crude, the international standard, was at $78.74 per barrel.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2023

Light crude oil fell by 1.49% during the Asian session to $39.69 a barrel while brent crude slipped 1.25%.

From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2020

This day was called of old time Candlemas, by reason of the great number of candles, saith Father, which were brent afore the altar at the Purification of Saint Mary.

From Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall by Emily Sarah Holt

Brent North Sea crude, the international benchmark, rallied to as high as $105.88 a barrel before retreating to $104.28.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Front-month WTI crude oil futures are 0.5% lower at $91.06 a barrel, while Brent is 0.5% lower at $103.78 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose around 5% to more than $105 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Using FactSet data, there were 42 days when Brent crude prices rose at least 3% in a single session this year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

But, unlike Brent, he reverses course, stunning at warp speed—lunging, legs, arms, foil extending, then retreating.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes