Barter — Defs

01 v. i. To traffic or trade, by exchanging one commodity for another, in distinction from a sale and purchase, in which money is paid for the commo…

imp. & p. p. Bartered; p. pr. & vb. n. Bartering

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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.

02 v. t. To trade or exchange in the way of barter; to exchange (frequently for an unworthy consideration); to traffic; to truck; -- sometimes follo…

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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.

03 n. The act or practice of trafficking by exchange of commodities; an exchange of goods.

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The act or practice of trafficking by exchange of commodities; an exchange of goods.
“The spirit of huckstering and barter.” — Burke.
2.
The thing given in exchange.

Syn. Exchange; dealing; traffic; trade; truck.