Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)An exchange of goods or services without the use of money.

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

    Tauschhandel, Tauschgeschäft

    ба́ртерbártɛr, товарообме́нtovaroobmén, менова́я торго́вляmenovája torgóvlja

  2. (uncountable, usually)The goods or services used in such an exchange.

    The man used his watch as barter to pay for his tab.

    Tauschware

    an equal exchange

Examples

19 sentences
  1. Tom taught me how to barter.

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  2. The colonists bartered with the natives for fur.

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  3. I have something to barter.

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  4. I like the barter system.

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  5. Everything is open to barter.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
exchange of goods or services:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
exchange of goods or services:
goods or services:

Origin

Late Middle English, from Old French barater.

Late Middle English, from Old French barater.

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Forms

plural: barters
Singularbarter

uncountable

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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