Definitions for Brent
brɛntbrent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brant, brant goose, brent, brent goosenoun

   small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brentnoun

   transferred from the surname, taken to regular use in the 20th century.

2. Etymology: From place names in Devon and Somerset, Celtic or Old English "hill".

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brentadjective

   Burnt.

   Etymology: from brennan, Sax. to burn.

   What flames, quoth he, when I thee present see
   In danger rather to be drent than brent? Fairy Queen, b. ii.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brent

   of Brenne

2. Brentadjective

   alt. of Brant

3. Brent

   burnt

4. Brentnoun

   a brant. See Brant

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1. Brent

   Brent is a city in Bibb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 4,024.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brent

   brent, adj. (Scot.) lofty: smooth, unwrinkled. [A.S. brant, steep; cog. with Ice. brattr.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BRENT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Brent is ranked #4535 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Brent surname appeared 7,820 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Brent.
   
   58.8% or 4,604 total occurrences were White.
   33.8% or 2,644 total occurrences were Black.
   3.1% or 247 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.8% or 223 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.7% or 57 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.5% or 45 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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How to pronounce Brent?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Brent in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Brent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Brent in a Sentence

1. Ric Spooner:

   When we start to see real production cuts in the United States, I suspect more upside to oil prices, but the market will find it hard to push U.S. prices much higher than mid-$60s and low-$70s for Brent, because even with U.S. production cuts the global oil market will remain well-supplied.

2. Tomomichi Akuta:

   The oil supply/demand balance is roughly in balance now, but it could turn to a complete supply shortage (in case of new supply curbs). Oil prices could rise at least $10 (a barrel), with Brent approaching near $90.

3. Carsten Fritsch:

   Brent could see further declines now, given the large overhang of speculative long positions.

4. Tony Headrick:

   WTI and Brent today have fallen from intraday highs as market watchers become uneasy by the long wait for the OPEC meeting to conclude, a sign that there could be some form of disagreement.

5. Walter Zimmerman:

   You have the threat that a high enough price will start to activate the 7,700 drilled but uncompleted wells in the lower 48 states, and meanwhile, if Iranian crude is really taken off the water, it's going to impact Brent much more than it's going to impact WTI.

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