BARTER

barter, swap, swop, trade

(noun) an equal exchange; “we had no money so we had to live by barter”

barter

(verb) exchange goods without involving money

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

barter (usually uncountable, plural barters)

An exchange of goods or services without the use of money.

The goods or services used in such an exchange.

Synonyms

• quid pro quo

• swap

• swop

• trade

Verb

barter (third-person singular simple present barters, present participle bartering, simple past and past participle bartered)

(transitive, intransitive) To exchange goods or services without involving money.

Synonyms

• swap

• swop

• trade

Anagrams

• Barret, Traber, barret

Proper noun

Barter (plural Barters)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Barter is the 13203^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2315 individuals. Barter is most common among White (88.08%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Barret, Traber, barret

Source: Wiktionary

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Bar"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bartered (p. pr. & vb. n. Bartering.] Etym: [OE. bartren, OF. barater, bareter, to cheat, exchange, perh. fr. Gr. to do, deal (well or ill), use practices or tricks, or perh. fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. brath treachery, W. brad. Cf. Barrator.]

Definition: To traffic or trade, by exchanging one commodity for another, in distinction from a sale and purchase, in which money is paid for the commodities transferred; to truck.

Bar"ter, v. t.

Definition: To trade or exchange in the way of barter; to exchange (frequently for an unworthy consideration); to traffic; to truck; -- sometimes followed by away; as, to barter away goods or honor.

Bar"ter, n.

1. The act or practice of trafficking by exchange of commodities; an exchange of goods. The spirit of huckstering and barter. Burke.

2. The thing given in exchange.

Syn.

– Exchange; dealing; traffic; trade; truck.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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