counter-traden.
1. = anti-trade adj.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > global system > specific winds of
trade wind1652
westerly1845
variable1846
anti-trade wind1853
brave west winds1883
counter-trade1917
roaring forties1953
1917 A. G. McAdie Princ. Aërogr. x. 100 We shall use the term ‘counter-trades’ for the winds above the trades.
1928 D. 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.
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society > trade and finance > other trading methods > [noun]
fair trading1685
grocery1689
carriage trade1720
sale or (formerly and) return1795
Labour Exchange1828
security system1831
smousingc1876
postal trade1902
triangular trade1934
switch trading1967
relationship management1970
p-y-o1977
counter-trade1978
pick-your-own1980
counter-trading1983
fair trade1986
carry trade1994
1978 Chem. & Engin. News 14 Aug. 32/1 Barter arrangements, compensation deals, and other forms of transnational counter trade agreements that involve little or no cash.
1985 Times 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.
Derivatives
counter-trading n.
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society > trade and finance > other trading methods > [noun]
fair trading1685
grocery1689
carriage trade1720
sale or (formerly and) return1795
Labour Exchange1828
security system1831
smousingc1876
postal trade1902
triangular trade1934
switch trading1967
relationship management1970
p-y-o1977
counter-trade1978
pick-your-own1980
counter-trading1983
fair trade1986
carry trade1994
1983 Observer 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.
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