bartered; bartering; barters
: to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
farmers bartering for supplies with their crops
bartered with the store's owner
: to trade or exchange by or as if by bartering
bartering work for food
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Examples of barter in a Sentence
Noun
The tribes use a system of barter.
The explorers used blankets and other supplies for barter to get food from the native people.
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TIME, 14 May 2024
Food comes from bartering with neighbors, or outlets like 99 Cents Only.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
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Verb
That hasn’t stopped traders and rival herders from leveraging the mine to barter down the price for local animals.
—TIME, 14 May 2024
Food comes from bartering with neighbors, or outlets like 99 Cents Only.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for barter
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“Barter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barter. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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barter
2 of 2 noun
: the exchange of goods without the use of money
Legal Definition
barter
2 of 2 noun
: the art or practice of carrying on trade or exchange by or as if by bartering : exchange of one commodity or service for another compare sale
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