[bahr-ter] 
| 1. | to trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money. |
| 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. |
| 4. | the act or practice of bartering. |
| 5. | items or an item for bartering: We arrived with new barter for the villagers. |
| 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. |
Barter
The act of trading goods and services without the use of money.
Investopedia Commentary
Bartering benefits companies and countries that are lacking "hard currency" to obtain goods and services.
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