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barter
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bar·ter  (bärtr)
v. bar·tered, bar·ter·ing, bar·ters
v.intr.
To trade goods or services without the exchange of money.
v.tr.
To trade (goods or services) without the exchange of money.
n.
1. The act or practice of bartering.
2. Something bartered.
adj.
Of, relating to, or being something based on bartering: a barter economy.

[Middle English barteren, probably from Old French barater; see barrator.]

barter·er n.

barter [ˈbɑːtə]
vb
1. (Business / Commerce) to trade (goods, services, etc.) in exchange for other goods, services, etc., rather than for money the refugees bartered for food
2. (Business / Commerce) (intr) to haggle over the terms of such an exchange; bargain
n
(Business / Commerce) trade by the exchange of goods
[from Old French barater to cheat; perhaps related to Greek prattein to do]
barterer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.barterbarter - an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter"
interchange, exchange - reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries); "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"
horse trade, horse trading - the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining)
Verb1.barter - exchange goods without involving money
exchange, interchange, change - give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"

barter
verb trade, sell, exchange, switch, traffic, bargain, swap, haggle, drive a hard bargain They have been bartering wheat for cotton and timber.
Translations
barter [ˈbɑːtəʳ]
A. Ntrueque m
B. VT to barter sth (for sth)trocar or cambiar algo(por algo)
C. VI to barter with sb (for sth)negociar con algn(por algo)
barter away VT + ADV [+ rights, freedom] → malvender

barter [ˈbɑːrr]
néchange m, troc m
for barter → pour le troc
vt (= exchange) → troquer
to barter sth for sth → échanger qch contre qch, troquer qch contre qch
vi (= exchange things) → faire du troc

barter
vttauschen (for gegen)
vitauschen; (as general practice also) → Tauschhandel treiben; to barter for somethingum etw handeln; to barter for peaceüber einen Frieden verhandeln
n(Tausch)handel m

barter:
barter economy
nTauschwirtschaft f
barter exchange
nTauschbörse f
barter society
nTauschgesellschaft f

barter [ˈbɑːtəʳ]
1. vt to barter sth (for sth)barattare qc (con qc)
2. vi to barter with sb (for sth)barattare (qc) con qn
3. nbaratto

barter [ˈbɑːtəʳ]
1. vt to barter sth (for sth)barattare qc (con qc)
2. vi to barter with sb (for sth)barattare (qc) con qn
3. nbaratto

barter
v barter [ˈbaːtə]
to trade by giving (one thing) in exchange (for another) The bandits bartered gold for guns. ruilhandel يُقايِض разменям vyměnit drive byttehandel; tuske tauschen ανταλλάσσω trocar vahetama مبادلۀ کالا به کالا käydä vaihtokauppaa troquer (contre) לִסחוֹר בְּחִילוִּפין वस्तु-विनिमय करना trampiti elcserél tukar-menukar vöruskipti barattare 物々交換する 물물 교환하다 (iš)mainyti tirgoties (mainoties ar precēm) tukar barang ruilen bytte(handle) prowadzić handel wymienny trocar a face un barter/un troc обменивать vymeniť si (tovar) (za)menjati za trampiti se byta, idka byteshandel แลกเปลี่ยนสิ่งของต่อสิ่งของ değiş tokuş yapmak, takas etmek 以物易物 розраховуватися бартером; обмінювати مبادلہ کرنا ، چیز کے بدلے میں چیز لینا đổi hàng lấy hàng
n
goods used in bartering Some tribes use sea-shells as barter. ruilhandel مُقايَضـه бартерни стоки směnné zboží byttevare der Tauschmittel υλικό ανταλλαγής (στο εμπόριο) trueque vahetuskaup کالا هایی که در مبادلۀ پایاپای رد و بدل می شود vaihtoväline troc סָחַר חִילוִּפין अदला-बदली trampa árucsere barang tukaran (vöru)skiptavörur baratto 交換品 물물 교환품 mainų prekė maiņas tirdzniecība; preču []maiņa sistem barter ruilmiddel bytteobjekt towar moeda de troca barter, obiect de schimb бартер výmenný tovar zamenjava roba za trambu bytesobjekt สินค้าที่ใช้แลกเปลี่ยนสิ่งของต่อสิ่งของ değiş tokuş malı, takas mal 用於以物易物的商品 бартер مبادلے میں لی دی گئی اشیاء sự trao đổi hàng lấy hàng


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