barter
20
3.5
- noun
- /ˈbɑːrtər/
:
trueque
- She used a barter arrangement to get her car fixed in exchange for gardening services.
- barter system
- barter trade
- barter agreement
And, and, and it's a, it's basically a middle ground between, but straight out barter and, and, and money.
- And, and, and it's a, it's basically a middle ground between, but straight out barter and, and, and money.
- Like, I'm fascinated by barter in such an interesting way.
- And it's hard to wrap your head around this, but barter's a big, big, big deal.
- That's how he kind of that was the the barter that he used to keep getting state level protection to escape him, to invade American authorities.
Examples
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Nearly all Zimbabweans now seek livelihoods through the informal economy, much of which consists of barter.
Academic text (2010) -
And they're looking to make a barter, which means work for food.
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We have a barter system.
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"So, are we doing this on barter, or are you paying in cash?"
Fiction book (1999) -
We had so much in common, and we could work out barter arrangements.
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Before money existed, however, people relied on barter to get items they did not grow or make themselves.
Academic text (1994) -
Trade was primarily through barter, and because farmers had little wealth and an ethos of self-sufficiency, few owned slaves.
Academic text (2007) -
In a barter system, people exchange goods without using money, like trading vegetables for handmade crafts.
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Many communities rely on barter for goods and services, allowing them to thrive without currency.
Synonyms
515
2.1
The act of giving something and getting something in return
94
2.6
A meeting where people trade things like books or clothes
5
3.9
A sharing of things or ideas between people
How Developed
14
2.7
- Specialized
2
4.1
- Specialized
45
3.0
20
3.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Barter comes from an old French word meaning 'to haggle' or 'to trade', and it was used long ago for swapping goods directly without coins. So a barter is an exchange of things instead of using money.