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Barter

/bˈɑrtər/
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(noun) An exchange of goods or services without the use of money.

Barter, however, was a very unsatisfactory system because people's needs seldom matched exactly.
In primitive societies barter was used.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In the old days, people would ____ their goods instead of using money.

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