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Barter is a system under which goods and services are exchanged instead of currency. Barter is alsothe actual goods or services that are being exchanged. (noun)

An example of barter is when the people within a community exchange goods and services so that money needn't be used.
An example of barter is bread provided in exchange for butter.

To barter is to provide a good or service in exchange for another good and service rather than using or accepting currency. (verb)

An example of barter is your ability to fix plumbing for someone else's ability to fix electrical issues.

See barter in Webster's New World College Dictionary