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barter definition

bar·ter (bärt′ər)

intransitive verb

to trade by exchanging goods or services without using money

Etymology: ME bartren < OFr barater, to barter, cheat: see barrator

transitive verb

to give (goods or services) in return for other goods or services; trade

noun

  1. the act or practice of bartering
  2. anything bartered

Related Forms:

barter Idioms

barter away

to give or trade for too small a return

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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