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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
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 13203rd 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
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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