barter

CEFRB2

/ˈbɑː.(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To exchange goods or services without using money.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    The goods or services used in such an exchange.

Examples

  • All government is founded on compromise and barter.

  • Barter, however, was a very unsatisfactory system because people's needs seldom matched exactly.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈbɑɹ.ɾɚ]

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To exchange goods or services without involving money.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An exchange of goods or services without the use of money.

More examples

In context

  • In primitive societies barter was used.

  • She bartered a bonsai for one of the rare books in my library.

  • The man used his watch as barter to pay for his tab.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Early settlers would blank their crops for tools instead of using money.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

Late Middle English, from Old French barater.