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noun

Definition of barter

as in exchange

a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another according to our barter agreement, I do all of the mechanical work on my neighbor's car, and he does all of my snow removal

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Noun

Generally speaking, the show was provided to local stations on a barter basis - stations received the show for free in exchange for allowing Allen’s company to sell the majority of the advertising inventory inside that time slot. — Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2026 In its current form, the proposal would outlaw the sale, barter, or trade of wildlife furs and furbearer parts statewide. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026

Verb

One of the busiest and most visually striking markets in the region, Bac Ha draws multiple ethnic minority groups who barter and sell their goods each week. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026 In a department built to respond to catastrophic threats, employees have been reduced to bartering for office supplies. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for barter

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Noun

Meanwhile, a federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department's push to force Google to sell its ad exchange, another victory for the company against the government's antitrust efforts.

— MacKenzie Sigalos,Drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Additionally, the hoard contained both Arab and Anglo-Saxon coins, indicating the Vikings’ involvement in broader economic exchange between Europe and Southwest Asia during this period.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of exchange

Verb

In addition, key agricultural futures including rice, cotton, and corn have also rallied significantly since the beginning of the year, with most currently trading around their highest levels in three years.

— , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
After nine months at sea, the sailors and Marines of the USS Abraham Lincoln are trading their cargo pants and boots for shorts and flip-flops.

— Sam Winslade, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of trade

Verb

Aggregated across 115 million American adults, the team puts the total consumer surplus at roughly $172 billion a year — value received and never transacted, comfortably more than the AI industry collected in American revenue over the same period.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
An agent who has paid for exclusive rights to a ZIP code has a direct financial interest in the homeowners in that territory transacting.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of transact

Verb

However, the two parties met to bargain the four-day mandate in late April — more than two months before the mandate started.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The Teamsters have been enthusiastically endorsing the bill specifically because, while 40-something employers would be difficult to collectively bargain against, DSP workers would be much easier to organize once within Amazon.

— Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of bargain

Verb

If Cease and the rotation keep dealing and Louis Varland and the bullpen can survive one more month, any offensive revival would make the Jays a real threat.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Detectives suspected that members of a Black gang, the Original Valley Gangster Crips, killed him in an attempt to wrest control of the drug dealing hub.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of deal

Verb

The merchandising giant Fanatics launched a 21+ prediction platform last year.

— Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
In fact, the team’s estimate for the film’s end budget, after merchandising costs and fees, is essentially the same as one first-season episode of a half-hour comedy on a streaming network.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026

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