barter

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barter^¹

/ˈbɑː.(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/ UK
/ˈbɑɹ.tɚ/ US
[ˈbɑɹ.ɾɚ] US

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Late Middle English, from Old French barater.

noun barters

uncountable, usually An exchange of goods or services without the use of money. We had no money so we had to live by barter.
uncountable, usually The goods or services used in such an exchange. The man used his watch as barter to pay for his tab.

Similar: chaffer, swap, swop, trade, quid pro quo

verb barters · bartering · bartered

ambitransitive To exchange goods or services without involving money. She bartered a bonsai for one of the rare books in my library.
Similar: barter, chop, dicker, exchange, truck, scorse

Similar: chaffer, swap, swop, trade · Opposite: buy, sell

Barter^²

proper noun Barters

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: trade, swap, bargain, swop, sell, exchange, trading, bargaining, haggling, haggle, equal, trade-off, interchange, switch, horse-trade, chaffer

noun

Similar: chaffer, swap, swop, trade, quid pro quo

verb

Similar: chaffer, swap, swop, trade · Opposite: buy, sell

Translations

Every language

noun exchange of goods or services

Español	trueque
한국어	물물교환 mulmulgyohwan
日本語	物々交換 butsubutsu kōkan, バーター bātā
中文	以物易物 yǐwùyìwù, 物物交換 /物物交换 wùwù jiāohuàn, 以物換物 /以物换物 yǐwùhuànwù, 實物交易 /实物交易 shíwù jiāoyì
Português	permuta, escambo
Français	troc
Deutsch	Tauschhandel, Tauschgeschäft
Italiano	baratto
Русский	ба́ртер bártɛr, товарообме́н tovaroobmén, менова́я торго́вля menovája torgóvlja
العربية	مُقَايَضَة muqāyaḍa

noun goods or services

中文	易貨貿易 /易货贸易 yìhuò màoyì
Português	bem
Deutsch	Tauschware

verb exchange goods or services without involving money

Español	trocar
中文	以物易物 yǐwùyìwù, 物物交換 /物物交换 wùwù jiāohuàn, 以物換物 /以物换物 yǐwùhuànwù, 實物交易 /实物交易 shíwù jiāoyì
Português	trocar
Français	troquer
Deutsch	tauschen
Italiano	barattare
Ελληνικά	ανταλλάσσω antallásso
Русский	проводи́ть ба́ртерные сде́лки provodítʹ bártɛrnyje sdélki
Tiếng Việt	đổi
العربية	قايض

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@misc{barter_2026,
  title = {barter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barter},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}