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barter verb [ ˈbɑːtə ]

• exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money.
• "he often bartered a meal for drawings"
Similar: trade, swap, trade off, exchange, give in exchange, change, traffic, sell,

barter noun

• the action or system of bartering.
• "paper money ceases to have any value and people resort to barter"
Similar: trading, trade, exchange, swapping, trafficking, business, commerce, buying and selling, dealing, haggling, negotiation,
Origin: late Middle English: probably from Old French barater ‘deceive’ (see barratry).


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