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   barter

   /ˈbɑːtə/

   verb

   • 1. exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money: "he often bartered a meal for drawings" Similar tradeswaptrade offexchangegive in exchangechangetrafficsell

   noun

   • 1. the action or system of bartering: "paper money ceases to have any value and people resort to barter"
   • ▪ goods or services used in bartering: "I took a supply of coffee and cigarettes to use as barter"

   Word Origin late Middle English: probably from Old French barater ‘deceive’ (see barratry).

   Derivatives

   • 1. barterer noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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