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Barter
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. 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.
Synonyms: Exchange; dealing; traffic; trade; truck.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.