barter
See also: Barter
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EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French barater, of uncertain origin, perhaps Celtic.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɑːtə(ɹ)/
- (US) enPR: bärʹ-tər, IPA(key): /ˈbɑɹtəɹ/, [ˈbɑɹɾəɹ]
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)
NounEdit
barter (usually uncountable, plural barters)
- An exchange of goods or services without the use of money.
- We had no money so we had to live by barter.
- The goods or services used in such an exchange.
- The man used his watch as barter to pay for his tab.
SynonymsEdit
TranslationsEdit
exchange of goods or services
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goods or services
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VerbEdit
barter (third-person singular simple present barters, present participle bartering, simple past and past participle bartered)
- (transitive, intransitive) To exchange goods or services without involving money.
- She bartered a bonsai for one of the rare books in my library.
- You may be able to barter for some of the items you need at the local market.
SynonymsEdit
TranslationsEdit
exchange goods or services without involving money
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