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bar⋅ter
[bahr-ter] 
tər
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money. |
–verb (used with object)
| 2. | to exchange in trade, as one commodity for another; trade. |
| 3. | to bargain away unwisely or dishonorably (usually fol. by away): bartering away his pride for material gain. |
–noun
| 4. | the act or practice of bartering. |
| 5. | items or an item for bartering: We arrived with new barter for the villagers. |
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| bar·ter (bär'tər) v. bar·tered, bar·ter·ing, bar·ters v. intr. To trade goods or services without the exchange of money. v. tr. To trade (goods or services) without the exchange of money. n.
[Middle English barteren, probably from Old French barater; see barrator.] bar'ter·er n. |
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Barter
Bar"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bartered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bartering.] [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.] 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.Barter
Bar"ter\, v. t. 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.Barter
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.
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Language Translation for : barter
Spanish:
trocar,
German:
tauschen,
Japanese:
物々交換する
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barter (v.)
c.1440, from O.Fr. barater "to barter, cheat" (1373), of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Celtic language (cf. Ir. brath "treachery"). Connection between "trading" and "cheating" exists in several languages. The noun is first recorded 1592.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Barter
The act of trading goods and services without the use of money.
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Bartering benefits companies and countries that are lacking "hard currency" to obtain goods and services.
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Main Entry: bar·ter
Pronunciation: 'bär-t&r
Function: intransitive verb
: to trade by exchanging one commodity or service for another transitive verb : to trade or exchange by or as if by bartering —compare SELL
Main Entry: barter
Function: 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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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