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barter

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verb

bar·​ter ˈbär-tər How to pronounce barter (audio)
bartered; bartering; barters

intransitive verb

: to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
farmers bartering for supplies with their crops
bartered with the store's owner

transitive verb

: to trade or exchange by or as if by bartering
bartering work for food
barterer noun

barter

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noun

1
: the act or practice of trading goods or services for other goods or services : the act or practice of carrying on trade by bartering
2
: goods or services that are traded for other goods or services : the thing given in exchange in bartering

Example Sentences

Noun The tribes use a system of barter. The explorers used blankets and other supplies for barter to get food from the native people.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
As the United States attempts to broker peace with Russia during its ongoing lethal conflict with Ukraine, the government has also made some attempts to barter for Griner’s freedom (after immense public pressure). Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 5 Aug. 2022 The gang takes a trip to the secret night market, a place where supernatural creatures gather to barter and haggle. Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post, 26 July 2022 And then when Season 4 found him in prison, sometimes giving away his food to barter, Harbour was happy to pivot. Jenelle Riley, Variety, 25 July 2022 Shanghai’s two-month lockdown, which lasted from April to June, saw residents resorting to barter for food and goods. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 21 July 2022 Women have been made to barter their stories for their rights. New York Times, 27 June 2022 And the understandably discombobulated clerk behind the counter isn’t willing to barter when Martin offers pelts, and an axe, as payment for his items. Joe Leydon, Variety, 17 June 2022 Daily stoop sales, where neighbors can barter children’s clothes for soap, or a rice cooker for a fan, are increasingly common. Lillian Perlmutter, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2022 According to the sisters, the party might come across sheep herders and barter some of their fish for lamb. Britta Lokting, Washington Post, 14 June 2022
Noun
As a scientist Fauci deals in facts, when so many barter in free-floating feelings. Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 Fox said he was constrained in his ability to raise pay because Covid quashed many of the barter deals his business brokered, knocking out around 75% of his business. Martha C. White For Cnn Business, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022 Earlier this year, there was speculation about a possible barter deal between Tehran and Beijing involving Iranian oil and Chinese J-10C fighter jets. Dominic Dudley, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021 Today, incarcerated people in the United States barter packages of ramen noodles. New York Times, 11 May 2022 During the near-total economic implosion in the 1990s, Russians grew their own food, routinely used pirated versions of software and movies, and fell back on barter, family, and community networks to survive. Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2022 And, if your community is anything like mine, there’s a vibrant barter economy. Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022 India and Pakistan have also been linked in the past to possible barter trade deals, typically swapping Iranian oil for consumer or agricultural products. Dominic Dudley, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021 During the strict 11-week lockdown that began in March, the majority of the 30,000 residents entered into a barter system. Jamie Lafferty, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English bartren, from Anglo-French *bareter to do business, exchange, alteration of Old French barater — more at barratry

Noun

Middle English, noun derivative of bartren "to barter entry 1"

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of barter was in the 15th century

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