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Brent crude

Brent crude noun: a major trading classification of sweet light crude oil that serves as one of the benchmark prices for oil purchases worldwide.

Noun

Brent crude (uncountable)

  1. A major trading classification of sweet light crude oil that serves as one of the benchmark prices for oil purchases worldwide.

Origin of Brent crude

Originally produced from the Brent oilfield in the North Sea, itself named after the brent goose.

Questions about Brent crude

What does Brent crude mean?
Brent crude means a major trading classification of sweet light crude oil that serves as one of the benchmark prices for oil purchases worldwide.
What part of speech is Brent crude?
Brent crude is a noun.

Words near Brent crude in the dictionary

  1. Brennschlüsse
  2. brens
  3. brensocatib
  4. brent
  5. Brent Cross
  6. Brent crude
  7. brent geese
  8. brent goose
  9. Brent Knoll
  10. brent new
  11. Brent's Cove

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