Barter — For other uses, see Barter (disambiguation). A 19th century example of barter: A sample labor for labor note for the Cincinnati Time Store. Scanned from Equitable Commerce by Josiah Warren (1846) … Wikipedia
barter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Moneyless exchange of goods Nouns 1. barter, exchange, truck, interchange; marketing, trade, commerce, buying and selling, traffic, business, custom, shopping; commercial enterprise, speculation, [stock… … English dictionary for students
Barter — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Barter >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 barter barter exchange scorse| truck system Sgm: N 1 interchange interchange &c. 148 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 a Roland for an Oliver a Roland for an Oliver Sgm: N 2 quid pro … English dictionary for students
exchange of goods — See barter; exchange; trade … Ballentine's law dictionary
barter — bar·ter 1 / bär tər/ vi: to trade by exchanging one commodity or service for another vt: to trade or exchange by or as if by bartering compare sell barter 2 n: the art or practice of carrying on trade or exchange by or as if by bartering:… … Law dictionary
exchange — ex·change n 1 a: a giving of something of value (as real property) in return for something of equal value (as money or property of a like kind) b in the civil law of Louisiana: a giving of something of value in return for something of equal value … Law dictionary
exchange — [eks chānj′, ikschānj′] vt. exchanged, exchanging [ME eschaungen < OFr eschangier < VL * excambiare: see EX 1 & CHANGE] 1. a) to give, hand over, or transfer (for another thing in return) b) to receive or give another thing for (something … English World dictionary
Barter — Bar ter, n. 1. The act or practice of trafficking by exchange of commodities; an exchange of goods. [1913 Webster] The spirit of huckstering and barter. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. The thing given in exchange. [1913 Webster] Syn: Exchange; dealing;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Exchange — Ex*change , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exchanged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exchanging}.] [Cf.OF. eschangier, F. [ e]changer. See {Exchange}, n.] 1. To part with give, or transfer to another in consideration of something received as an equivalent; usually… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Barter — Bar ter, v. t. 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exchange — [n1] trade; deal barter, buying and selling, castling, change, commerce, commutation, conversion, correspondence, dealing, interchange, interdependence, interrelation, network, quid pro quo, rearrangement, reciprocation, reciprocity, replacement … New thesaurus