barter

  • 21barter — I UK [ˈbɑː(r)tə(r)] / US [ˈbɑrtər] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms barter : present tense I/you/we/they barter he/she/it barters present participle bartering past tense bartered past participle bartered to exchange goods or services for …

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  • 22barter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Moneyless exchange of goods Nouns 1. barter, exchange, truck, interchange; marketing, trade, commerce, buying and selling, traffic, business, custom, shopping; commercial enterprise, speculation, [stock… …

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  • 23barter — bar|ter1 [ bartər ] verb intransitive or transitive to exchange goods or services for other goods or services instead of using money: They got what they needed by bartering their livestock. barter with: We used to barter with the guards to get… …

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  • 24barter — 1 verb (I, T) to exchange goods, work, or services for other goods or services rather than for money: barter (with sb) for sth: I had to barter with the locals for food. | barter sth for sth: They bartered farm products for machinery. 2 noun (U)… …

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  • 25Barter — This unusual surname is of early medieval English origin, and is either a topographical name from residence by a piece of land overgrown with bushes, or an occupational name for a person who bartered goods and chattels. The derivation, in the… …

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  • 26barter — The acquisition of goods or services through exchange for other goods or services, without the intermediary of *money Although barter systems tend to be cumbersome and inefficient, and have largely been replaced by money systems, individual… …

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  • 27barter — A method of trading in which goods or services are exchanged without the use of money It is a cumbersome system, which severely limits the scope for trade. Money, used as a medium of exchange, enables individuals to trade with each other at much… …

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  • 28barter — / bɑ:tə/ noun 1. a system in which goods are exchanged for other goods and not sold for money 2. a system in which advertising space or time is exchanged for goods from the advertiser ■ verb to exchange goods for other goods and not for money ●… …

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  • 29barter — / bɑ:tə/ noun 1. a system in which goods are exchanged for other goods and not sold for money 2. a system in which advertising space or time is exchanged for goods from the advertiser ■ verb to exchange goods for other goods and not for money ●… …

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  • 30barter — 1. noun /ˈbɑːtə(ɹ),ˈbɑɹtə˞/ an equal exchange We had no money so we had to live by barter. Syn: swap, swop, trade, quid pro quo 2. verb /ˈbɑːtə(ɹ),ˈbɑɹtə˞/ …

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