to barter
- verb
- /ˈbɑːrtər/
- In Myanmar's far north, the body parts of endangered wildlife are bartered for a scarce and highly prized commodity.
- barter for goods
- bartered products
So to barter, that means they could get two birds from Australia.
- So to barter, that means they could get two birds from Australia.
- So you have a fierce inflation, prices go up, people don't know the value of things, they start bartering.
- So people would barter items, whether cattle or goods or whatever.
- At this point I truly believe her and Brad are sociopaths because who barters sex for some sort of game?
- Yeah, that you are, you are a chip to be bartered with.
- Joseph, by his own blood, bartered off to Egypt, grieved for home no harder.
- Well, because we're going to barter with an eye on, on, on for self, for ourselves.
Examples
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So people would barter items, whether cattle or goods or whatever.
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You know, let's barter a little bit, man.
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So to barter, that means they could get two birds from Australia.
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Back in the village, they would barter with each other so their diet was balanced.
Academic text (2007) -
More land means security, surplus food for a drought season or to barter for goods.
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Did you really go into the southern forests to barter with the Indians?
Fiction book (2000) -
At the market, she either bartered or paid in pounds and pence.
Fiction book (2000) -
Some 500 traders from around the world attend the week-long Tucson show to barter, buy, and sell.
Academic text (1998) -
Both porters and European officers coped by bartering clothing and other personal possessions for food.
Academic text (2006) -
In the market, they often barter fruits for vegetables instead of using cash.
Synonyms
To give something and get something else in return
To give something and get something in return
To give up something valuable in exchange for something else, often as a loss
Phrasal Verbs
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Etymology
To barter comes from the same old French verb that meant 'to haggle' or 'to trade', and it still means to swap goods or services directly. That's why when you barter you give one thing and get another without paying money.