barter
1 of 2verb/'bɑrtər/
Forms:barters,bartering,bartered,bartered
1
to exchange goods or services without using money
C1- In the early days, people would barter livestock for essential goods.
- The farmers decided to barter their surplus vegetables for tools from the blacksmith.
- The nomadic tribes engaged in bartering furs and hides for grains and textiles.
- Communities near rivers often bartered fish and other aquatic resources for agricultural produce.