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barter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Moneyless exchange of goods Nouns 1. barter, exchange, truck, interchange; marketing, trade, commerce, buying and selling, traffic, business, custom, shopping; commercial enterprise, speculation, [stock… … English dictionary for students
Barter Island — is an island located on the Arctic coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, east of Arey Island in the Beaufort Sea. It is about four miles (6 km) long and about two miles (3 km) wide at its widest point.Until the late 19th century, Barter Island was a … Wikipedia
barter — (v.) mid 15c., apparently from O.Fr. barater to barter, cheat, deceive, haggle (also, to have sexual intercourse ), 12c., of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Celtic language (Cf. Ir. brath treachery ). Connection between trading and cheating… … Etymology dictionary
barter — ► VERB ▪ exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services. ► NOUN ▪ trading by bartering. ORIGIN probably from Old French barater deceive … English terms dictionary
Barter — For other uses, see Barter (disambiguation). A 19th century example of barter: A sample labor for labor note for the Cincinnati Time Store. Scanned from Equitable Commerce by Josiah Warren (1846) … Wikipedia
barter — The trading/exchange of goods or services without using currency. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. barter bar‧ter 1 [ˈbɑːtə ǁ ˈbɑːrtər] verb [intransitive, transitive] COMMERCE to exchange goods for other goods or to do work for someone… … Financial and business terms
Barter — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Barter >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 barter barter exchange scorse| truck system Sgm: N 1 interchange interchange &c. 148 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 a Roland for an Oliver a Roland for an Oliver Sgm: N 2 quid pro … English dictionary for students
barter — bar|ter1 [ˈba:tə US ˈba:rtər] v [I and T] [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: barater to cheat, exchange, barter ] to exchange goods, work, or services for other goods or services rather than for money barter (with sb) for sth ▪ I had to barter… … Dictionary of contemporary English
barter — A method of trading in which goods or services are exchanged without the use of money It is a cumbersome system, which severely limits the scope for trade. Money, used as a medium of exchange, enables individuals to trade with each other at much… … Big dictionary of business and management
Barter — The act of trading goods and services between two or more parties without the use of money. Bartering benefits companies and countries that see a mutual benefit in exchanging goods and services rather than cash, and it also enables those who are… … Investment dictionary
