barter

See also: Barter

Contents

EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑːtə(ɹ)/
• (US) enPR: bärʹ-tər, IPA^(key): /ˈbɑɹtəɹ/, [ˈbɑɹɾəɹ]
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)

EtymologyEdit

From Old French barater, of uncertain origin (maybe Celtic).

NounEdit

barter (plural barters)

1. an equal exchange

   We had no money so we had to live by barter.

SynonymsEdit

• quid pro quo
• swap
• swop
• trade

TranslationsEdit

an equal exchange

• Bulgarian: размяна (bg) f (razmjána), бартер m (bárter)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 以物易物 (yǐwùyìwù), 物物交換 (zh), 物物交换 (zh) (wùwù jiāohuàn), 以物換物, 以物换物 (yǐwùhuànwù), 實物交易, 实物交易 (shíwù jiāoyì)

• Danish: byttehandel
• Dutch: ruil (nl) m, ruilhandel (nl) m
• Finnish: vaihtokauppa (fi)
• French: troc (fr) m
• German: Tauschhandel (de) m
• Irish: malairt f
• Italian: baratto (it) m
• Japanese: 物々交換 (ぶつぶつこうかん, butsubutsu kōkan), バーター (bātā)

• Norwegian: byttehandel m
• Persian: مبادله (fa) (mobâdele)
• Portuguese: permuta (pt)
• Russian: ба́ртер (ru) m (bártɛr), товарообме́н (ru) m (tovaroobmén), менова́я торго́вля f (menovája torgóvlja)
• Serbo-Croatian: трампа f, trampa (sh) f
• Slovene: blagovna menjava f
• Spanish: trueque (es)
• Swedish: byteshandel (sv) c
• Tagalog: tuwayan
• Turkish: takas (tr)

VerbEdit

barter (third-person singular simple present barters, present participle bartering, simple past and past participle bartered)

1. exchange goods or services without involving money

SynonymsEdit

• swap
• swop
• trade

TranslationsEdit

exchange goods or services without involving money

• Arabic: قايض
• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Bulgarian: разменям (bg) (razmenjam), правя бартер (pravja barter)
• Dutch: ruilen (nl), ruilebuiten
• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: tehdä vaihtokauppa, vaihtaa (fi)
• French: troquer (fr)
• German: tauschen (de)
• Greek: ανταλλάσσω (el) (antallásso)
• Italian: barattare (it)

• Khmer: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Maori: tauhokohoko
• Persian: مبادله کردن (fa) (mobâdele kardan)
• Portuguese: trocar (pt)
• Russian: проводи́ть ба́ртерные сде́лки (provodítʹ bártɛrnyje sdélki)
• Serbo-Croatian: trampiti (sh)
• Slovene: menjati, trgovati
• Spanish: trocar (es)
• Swedish: idka byteshandel