Barter

Bar′ter

(bär′tẽr)

,

Verb.

I.

[

imp. & p. p.

Bartered

(bär"tẽrd);

p. pr. & vb. n.

Bartering

.]

[OE.

bartren

, OF.

barater

,

bareter

, to cheat, exchange, perh. fr. Gr.

πράττειν

to do, deal (well or ill), use practices or tricks, or perh. fr. Celtic; cf. Ir.

brath

treachery, W.

brad

. Cf.

Barrator

.]

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.

Bar′ter

,

Verb.

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

.

Bar′ter

,

Noun.

1.

The act or practice of trafficking by exchange of commodities; an exchange of goods.

The spirit of huckstering and

barter

.

Burke.

2.

The thing given in exchange.

Syn. – Exchange; dealing; traffic; trade; truck.

Barter

B'ARTER

,

Verb.

I.

[L.vario,vertol Class Br.] To traffick or trade, by exchanging one commodity for another, in distinction from a sale and purchase, in which money is paid for the commodities transferred.

B'ARTER

,

Verb.

T.

To give one thing for another in commerce. It is sometimes followed by away; as, to barter away goods or honor.

B'ARTER

,

Noun.

The act or practice of trafficking by exchange of commodities; sometimes, perhaps, the thing given in exchange.

barter

English

Noun

barter ‎(plural barters)

an equal exchange
We had no money so we had to live by barter.

Synonyms

Translations

an equal exchange

Bulgarian: размяна (bg) f ‎(razmjána), бартер m ‎(bárter)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 以物易物 ‎(yǐwùyìwù), 物物交換 (zh), 物物交换 (zh) ‎(wùwù jiāohuàn), 以物換物, 以物换物 ‎(yǐwùhuànwù), 實物交易, 实物交易 ‎(shíwù jiāoyì)
Danish: byttehandel
Dutch: ruil (nl) m, ruilhandel (nl) m
Finnish: vaihtokauppa (fi)
French: troc (fr) m
German: Tauschhandel (de) m
Irish: malairt f
Italian: baratto (it) m

Japanese: 物々交換 ‎(ぶつぶつこうかん, butsubutsu kōkan), バーター ‎(bātā)
Norwegian: byttehandel m
Persian: مبادله (fa) ‎(mobâdele)
Portuguese: permuta (pt)
Russian: ба́ртер (ru) m ‎(bártɛr), товарообме́н (ru) m ‎(tovaroobmén), менова́я торго́вля f ‎(menovája torgóvlja)
Serbo-Croatian: трампа f, trampa (sh) f
Slovene: blagovna menjava f
Spanish: trueque (es)
Swedish: byteshandel (sv) c
Tagalog: tuwayan
Turkish: takas (tr)

Verb

barter ‎(third-person singular simple present barters, present participle bartering, simple past and past participle bartered)

exchange goods or services without involving money

Synonyms

Translations

exchange goods or services without involving money

Arabic: قايض
Armenian:
Bulgarian: разменям (bg) ‎(razmenjam), правя бартер ‎(pravja barter)
Dutch: ruilen (nl), ruilebuiten
Esperanto:
Finnish: tehdä vaihtokauppa, vaihtaa (fi)
French: troquer (fr)
German: tauschen (de)
Greek: ανταλλάσσω (el) ‎(antallásso)

Italian: barattare (it)
Khmer:
Korean:
Maori: tauhokohoko
Persian: مبادله کردن (fa) ‎(mobâdele kardan)
Portuguese: trocar (pt)
Russian: проводи́ть ба́ртерные сде́лки ‎(provodítʹ bártɛrnyje sdélki)
Serbo-Croatian: trampiti (sh)
Slovene: menjati, trgovati
Spanish: trocar (es)
Swedish: idka byteshandel

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