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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.