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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBarter
/ˈbɑːtə(r)/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The system or act of trading goods and services for other goods and services without using money.
"The two farmers relied on barter to exchange wheat for tools."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English (in the sense 'to cheat'): probably from Old French barater 'to cheat, deceive', of unknown ultimate origin.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Barter" is said worldwide
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troc
Transliteration: troc
"Le commerce de troc est le plus ancien système d'échange."
Tauschhandel
Transliteration: Tauschhandel
"Sie betrieben Tauschhandel mit Lebensmitteln."
baratto
Transliteration: baratto
"Il baratto era molto comune nell'antichità."
trueque
Transliteration: trueque
"Hicieron un trueque de ropa por comida."
escambo
Transliteration: escambo
"O escambo era usado antes da invenção da moeda."
वस्तु-विनिमय
Transliteration: vastu-vinimay
"प्राचीन काल में लोग वस्तु-विनिमय करते थे।"
物物交换
Transliteration: wù wù jiāohuàn
"他们通过物物交换获得了所需要的物资。"
물물교환
Transliteration: mulmulgyohwan
"그들은 상호간에 물물교환을 했다."
物々交換
Transliteration: butsubutsu kōkan
"昔の人々は物々交換で生活していた。"
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