Dictionary

barter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɑɹ.tɚ/ (US)
• [ˈbɑɹ.ɾɚ] (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• bärʹtər (US)
• /ˈbɑː.(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/ (UK)

Etymology

Late Middle English, from Old French barater.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) An exchange of goods or services without the use of money.
   • We had no money so we had to live by barter.
   • Speculations in trade are not confined to the counter or to the counting-house. Lady Anne's fair hair and white teeth were as much objects of barter as any of the shawls or ribbons displayed in Bond Street. They were to be had in exchange for a suit of diamonds and an opera-box. 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter I, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 11:
2. (uncountable, usually) The goods or services used in such an exchange.
   • The man used his watch as barter to pay for his tab.

Forms

Deriveds

silent barter

Relateds

payment in kind

Synonyms

quid pro quo · chaffer · swop · trade · swap

Translations (60)

sq tregti (exchange of goods or services) · sh трампа (exchange of goods or services) · hu cserekereskedelem (exchange of goods or services) · fi vaihtokauppa (exchange of goods or services) · bg ба́ртер (exchange of goods or services) · fa مبادله (exchange of goods or services) · nl ruilhandel (exchange of goods or services) · cmn 實物交易 /实物交易 (exchange of goods or services) · ja バーター (exchange of goods or services) · ca bescanvi (exchange of goods or services) · de Tauschware (goods or services) · hu csere (exchange of goods or services) · cmn 以物換物 /以物换物 (exchange of goods or services) · ms barter (exchange of goods or services) · zku wakuinya (exchange of goods or services) · ru менова́я торго́вля (exchange of goods or services) · nb byttehandel (exchange of goods or services) · id imbal beli (exchange of goods or services) · sh trampa (exchange of goods or services) · sv byteshandel (exchange of goods or services) · cs barterový obchod (exchange of goods or services) · ru ба́ртер (exchange of goods or services) · pt permuta (exchange of goods or services) · pt escambo (exchange of goods or services) · fi vaihtokauppa (goods or services) · nl ruil (exchange of goods or services) · pl frymark (exchange of goods or services) · da tuskhandel (exchange of goods or services) · tr takas (exchange of goods or services) · hy ապրանքափոխանակություն (exchange of goods or services) · de Tauschhandel (exchange of goods or services) · pdt Schacha (exchange of goods or services) · cmn 以物易物 (exchange of goods or services) · yi אויסבײַט (exchange of goods or services) · id barter (exchange of goods or services) · ru товарообме́н (exchange of goods or services) · gl troco (exchange of goods or services) · ja 物々交換 (exchange of goods or services) · cs výměnný obchod (exchange of goods or services) · tl tuwayan (exchange of goods or services) · ar مُقَايَضَة (exchange of goods or services) · es trueque (exchange of goods or services) · bg размя́на (exchange of goods or services) · ko 물물교환 (exchange of goods or services) · hy ապրանքների փոխանակություն (exchange of goods or services) · pt bem (goods or services) · cmn 物物交換 /物物交换 (exchange of goods or services) · mk трампа (exchange of goods or services) · pl barter (exchange of goods or services) · de Tauschgeschäft (exchange of goods or services) · ga malairt (exchange of goods or services) · sl blagovna menjava (exchange of goods or services) · it baratto (exchange of goods or services) · id urup (exchange of goods or services) · pl barter (goods or services) · cmn 易貨貿易 /易货贸易 (goods or services) · cs směnný obchod (exchange of goods or services) · nn bytehandel (exchange of goods or services) · fr troc (exchange of goods or services) · da byttehandel (exchange of goods or services)

barter en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɑɹ.tɚ/ (US)
• [ˈbɑɹ.ɾɚ] (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• bärʹtər (US)
• /ˈbɑː.(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/ (UK)

Etymology

Late Middle English, from Old French barater.

Meanings

1. (ambitransitive) To exchange goods or services without involving money.
   • She bartered a bonsai for one of the rare books in my library.
   • You may be able to barter for some of the items you need at the local market.

Forms

Antonyms

sell · buy

Deriveds

barterer · rebarter · barterable · unbartered

Hypernyms

trade · transfer

Synonyms

chaffer · barter · swop · trade · truck · chop · dicker · swap · scorse · exchange

Translations (35)

cmn 以物換物 /以物换物 (exchange goods or services without involving money) · got 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍀𐍉𐌽 (exchange goods or services without involving money) · hu elcserél (exchange goods or services without involving money) · vi đổi (exchange goods or services without involving money) · de tauschen (exchange goods or services without involving money) · cmn 以物易物 (exchange goods or services without involving money) · sl trgovati (exchange goods or services without involving money) · sv idka byteshandel (exchange goods or services without involving money) · km ដូរ (exchange goods or services without involving money) · fi tehdä vaihtokauppa (exchange goods or services without involving money) · sh trampiti (exchange goods or services without involving money) · gl trocar (exchange goods or services without involving money) · fa مبادله کردن (exchange goods or services without involving money) · nl ruilebuiten (exchange goods or services without involving money) · ar قايض (exchange goods or services without involving money) · bg разменям (exchange goods or services without involving money) · cmn 實物交易 /实物交易 (exchange goods or services without involving money) · it barattare (exchange goods or services without involving money) · el ανταλλάσσω (exchange goods or services without involving money) · sl menjati (exchange goods or services without involving money) · sq ndërroj (exchange goods or services without involving money) · ru проводи́ть ба́ртерные сде́лки (exchange goods or services without involving money) · bg правя бартер (exchange goods or services without involving money) · hy ապրանքներ փոխանակել (exchange goods or services without involving money) · es trocar (exchange goods or services without involving money) · pt trocar (exchange goods or services without involving money) · nl ruilen (exchange goods or services without involving money) · cmn 物物交換 /物物交换 (exchange goods or services without involving money) · fi vaihtaa (exchange goods or services without involving money) · pl uprawiać barter (exchange goods or services without involving money) · mi tauhokohoko (exchange goods or services without involving money) · fr troquer (exchange goods or services without involving money) · sne sami' (exchange goods or services without involving money) · haw kūʻai (exchange goods or services without involving money) · pl frymarczyć (exchange goods or services without involving money)