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barter

('b/A/rt/@/r )

an equal exchange(noun.act)

Example:
We had no money so we had to live by barter.

Synonym:
swap, swop, trade

source: wordnet30
The act or practice of trafficking by exchange of commodities; an exchange of goods.(noun)

source: webster1913

exchange goods without involving money(verb.possession)

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913
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.(verb)

source: webster1913

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