barter
To exchange goods or services without involving moneyTo exchange goods or services without involving money.
» Tom taught me how to barter.
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1 sensesTo 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.
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проводи́ть ба́ртерные сде́лкиprovodítʹ bártɛrnyje sdélki
exchange goods without involving money
Examples
19 sentencesTom taught me how to barter.
The colonists bartered with the natives for fur.
I have something to barter.
I like the barter system.
Everything is open to barter.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Late Middle English, from Old French barater.Late Middle English, from Old French barater.
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Forms
barters, bartering, bartered, barteredSynonyms
10 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.