Bartering

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    barter

    "Ralph Walker, a white small landowner, remembered farmers swapping chickens or hogs for wheat in the 1930s. Many others described similar barterings of vegetables, fish, wild berries, fruit, and labor among members of extended families […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of barter form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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agencybarterbrokeragedealingexchangegive-and-take

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"Bartering is an important part of the economy."

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