Definition of barter Barter
/bɑˈɹtɚ/ - [barter] - bar•ter
We found 13 definitions of barter from 7 different sources.
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What does barter mean?
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NounPlural: barters |
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| barter - an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" | ||
| swap, swop, trade | ||
| interchange, exchange mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information) | ||
Verb |
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| barter - exchange goods without involving money | ||
| interchange, exchange, change reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- barter (v. i.)
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 (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 (n.)
The act or practice of trafficking by exchange of commodities; an exchange of goods. - barter (n.)
The thing given in exchange.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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barter
An exchange of goods or services without the involvement of money. -
barter
To exchange goods without involving money.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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barter
bär′tėr, v.t. to give one thing in exchange for another (with for, away).—v.i. to traffic by exchanging.—n. traffic by exchange of commodities.—n. Bar′terer, one who barters. [Prob. from O. Fr. barat.]
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Barter is trading one thing for another without using money. Usually the things that are traded are worth the same amount of money, but no money is used in the trade.
Barter is useful when two people each have something the other wants, so they agree on an amount of stuff and then swap it. This can also happen with services, for example a plumber can fix a tap in a winery and be given a crate of wine.
The problem with barter is one person may not want what the other person has. For instance, Bob needs a new pair of shoes and John has those shoes. But Bob has eggs and John needs milk. This is where money becomes useful because anything can be traded for a set amount of money. Bob could pay John for the shoes and John could go to the store and buy some milk.
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