barter

[US]/ˈbɑːtə(r)/
[UK]/ˈbɑːrtər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. engage in trade by exchanging goods instead of using money; exchange goods or services through negotiation
vt. exchange goods or services by using goods as payment
n. the practice of exchanging goods or services without using money; trading goods or services for other goods or services

Phrases & Collocations

barter trade

barter away

Example Sentences

barter rice for textiles

he often bartered a meal for drawings.

We bartered for furs with tobacco and rubber.

Farmers bartered rice for machinery.

We will never barter away principles.

The mountaineers bartered between each other.

They bartered farm products for machinery.

They have arranged food imports on a barter basis.

Chickens,goats and rabbits were offered for barter at the bazaar.

To solve cash income problem, collier OJ is obliged to carry barter transaction, raise debt, accept admeasure and allowance to live with hardship.

Real-world Examples

Without any form of money, you would have to be bartering.

Source: Monetary Banking (Video Version)

In what way? Only ten years ago, you could barter for things, but now it's all cash.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

Just exchange of gifts, or maybe barter.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

Just the exchange of gifts, or maybe barter.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

While you still have something to barter with.

Source: American TV series Person of Interest Season 4

Such exchanges that do not involve money are known as bartering.

Source: VOA Special August 2022 Collection

Now, that medium of exchange means we're not stuck in the barter system.

Source: Economic Crash Course

What the Earth gives the farmer, the city dweller buys, sells or barters.

Source: Home Original Soundtrack

So a resident came up with a barter system that aims to address two problems.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2021 Collection

It'd be bartering being like, you want one of my apples for a cheese string?

Source: Celebrity's Daily Meal Plan (Bilingual Selection)

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