barter
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bar·ter
(bär′tər)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.]
bar′ter·er n.
barter
(ˈbɑːtə)vb
1. (Commerce) to trade (goods, services, etc) in exchange for other goods, services, etc, rather than for money: the refugees bartered for food.
2. (Commerce) (intr) to haggle over the terms of such an exchange; bargain
n
(Commerce) trade by the exchange of goods
[C15: from Old French barater to cheat; perhaps related to Greek prattein to do]
ˈbarterer n
bar•ter
(ˈbɑr tər)v.i.
1. to trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money.
v.t. 2. to exchange in trade, as one commodity for another; trade.
3. to bargain away unwisely or dishonorably (usu. fol. by away): bartering away one's pride for material gain.
n. 4. the act or practice of bartering.
5. items or an item for bartering.
[1400–50; late Middle English]
bar′ter•er, n.
barter
Past participle: bartered
Gerund: bartering
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barter
To trade in exchange for other goods or services instead of in exchange for money.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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) |
Verb | 1. | 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" |
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Translations
مُقايَضـهيُقايِض
směnné zbožívyměnit
byttevaredrive byttehandeltuske
árucsere
skiptavörurvöruskipti
išmainytimainų prekėmainyti
maiņas tirdzniecībapreču maiņatirgoties
vymeniť sivýmenný tovar
değiş tokuş malıdeğiş tokuş yapmaktakas etmektakas mal
barter
vt → tauschen (for gegen)
vi → tauschen; (as general practice also) → Tauschhandel treiben; to barter for something → um etw handeln; to barter for peace → über einen Frieden verhandeln
n → (Tausch)handel m
barter
:barter economy
n → Tauschwirtschaft f
barter exchange
n → Tauschbörse f
barter society
n → Tauschgesellschaft f
barter
(ˈbaːtə) verb to trade by giving (one thing) in exchange (for another). The bandits bartered gold for guns.
noun goods used in bartering. Some tribes use sea-shells as barter.