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Definitions for Brent
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. brant, brant goose, brent, brent goosenoun

    small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  1. brent

    "Brent" does not have a general definition as it is primarily used as a name or term in specific contexts. For example, in financial markets, it refers to Brent Crude, a major trading classification of sweet light crude oil. It could also be a first name or surname. The meaning or context would ultimately depend on the specific usage of the term.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Brent

    of Brenne

  2. Brentadjective

    alt. of Brant

  3. Brent

    burnt

  4. Brentnoun

    a brant. See Brant

Wikidata

  1. Brent

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Brent

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

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  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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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. Tariq Zahir:

    There's a whole lot of things going on, from the options trade in WTI to the position squaring in Brent, that's helping oil prices get some upward traction here.

  2. Abhishek Deshpande:

    We see Brent staying under pressure until first quarter of next year, close to $44 in 2016 Q1 and then rising steadily to $54 in 2016 Q4, we expect WTI to trade at a discount of $4 - $5 to Brent in 2015.

  3. Han Tan:

    Brent futures continue rising ... after the Saudi Arabian Energy Minister expressed confidence that OPEC+ producers will prolong their output cuts program through the second half of 2019.

  4. Bob Yawger:

    The extra barrels hitting international markets have served as a headwind for Brent, with the US Oil Fund (exchange traded fund) reporting inflows of $104 million on Monday, the largest inflow since August, serving as a tailwind for WTI.

  5. Daniel Ang:

    It looks like investors favor support around $60 a barrel, but with U.S. production still strong, the bearish trend looks set to continue for now. I think it's just a matter of time before Brent breaks below $60 again.

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