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ˈcounter-ˌtrade
[counter- 6.]
1. = antitrade n.
1917A. McAdie Princ. Aërography x. 100 We shall use the term ‘counter-trades’ for the winds above the trades. 1928D. Brunt Meteorol. iv. 28 The reversed wind currents over the trade winds are called the counter-trades.
2. [counter- 5.] International trade in which goods and services are paid for (partially or in full) by barter or other mechanisms which do not involve the exchange of money. Also counter-trading.
1978Chem. & Engin. News 14 Aug. 32/1 Barter arrangements, compensation deals, and other forms of transnational counter trade agreements that involve little or no cash. 1983Observer 18 Dec. 19/7 There is a growing sense of unease..about..counter trading, based on the age-old custom of bartering goods. Malaysia..is poised to join Indonesia in insisting that some government contracts can only be secured on the back of counter trades. Essentially, counter trading is a way of paying for goods and services without using money. 1985Times 31 Jan. 28/1 It would be the first time the British group had entered into such an arrangement although ‘counter-trade’ as it is called is now becoming an increasingly common feature of trade with Third World countries. |