as in exchange
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another
according to our barter agreement, I do all of the mechanical work on my neighbor's car, and he does all of my snow removal
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Recent Examples of barter
Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2024
Maezawa offered a fraction of a percentage of his vast fortune as a barter to break records.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2019
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
One of the best parts about Traders Village though is haggling over pricing with dealers, who are often willing to negotiate, or even barter.
—Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Like, the imposing economics here make the ski town barter culture look like something out of a Mad Max movie.
—Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2024
Maezawa offered a fraction of a percentage of his vast fortune as a barter to break records.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2019
Verb
Good faith is not using Americans as hostages to barter for rewarding war crimes and crimes against humanity.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
One of the best parts about Traders Village though is haggling over pricing with dealers, who are often willing to negotiate, or even barter.
—Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barter
Noun
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The song writing process became a seamless exchange; Devika recording vocals and lyrics in San Francisco, Brook layering guitar and instrumentation from his studio, each iteration building upon the last.—
Mandeep Rai,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Their initial exchange in Episode 3 created a sense of trust between the characters.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Russia and Ukraine continued to trade strikes overnight after Trump's conversation with Putin.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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It was widely panned as a bad move: Who trades an All-NBA player entering the prime of his career?—
Ramon Padilla,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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However, that protection no longer applies to Americans’ financial records when transacting through a third party, such as a bank or a broker.—
Norbert Michel,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Court documents also outlined at least two preliminary options for Cash App to deliver funds: Consumers who have transacted on a Cash App account within the last six months as of the date of the Redress Plan may receive payment in the form of a credit to their Cash App account.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Republicans see the price of negotiating with their colleagues across the aisle as too high after Schumer retreated in a fight to avert a government shutdown earlier this month.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Mar. 2025
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Under that agreement, the two sides were supposed to exploit the pause in fighting to negotiate the next stage of the deal, including a permanent cease-fire and the release of the remaining Israeli hostages.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Postal workers first earned the right to collectively bargain in 1970, Capone said, and since the early 80s the postal service has managed to exist without the benefit of additional federal dollars or support.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Per the league's announcement, Urías has agreed to submit to an evaluation by the Joint Policy Board under the policy, which is collectively bargained between MLB and its players' union, and to comply with any of the board's recommendation.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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General Kellogg, a Highly Respected Military Expert, will deal directly with President Zelenskyy, and Ukrainian leadership.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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These big tech company stocks stood there no matter what kind of shellacking the futures dealt us.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The note went on to highlight that, of the 20 clubs with the highest such revenues, City’s kit and merchandising income comprised the lowest proportion of overall income.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Red Room establishes an impressive, grand introduction to the store, and is gracefully merchandised with footwear on exquisite circular onyx tables.—
David Moin,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Of course, upsets occur regularly, so while these games bring value in swapping out the market odds to +4000, nothing is a lock.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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What To Do Users are saying that swapping the device for another iPhone 16e didn’t solve the problem and nor did a factory reset.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Barter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barter. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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