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单词 barter
释义 bar·ter
I. \ˈbär]d.ər, ˈbȧ], ]tə(r)\ verb
(bartered ; bartered ; bartering \]d.əriŋ, ]təriŋ also ].triŋ\ ; barters)
Etymology: Middle English bartren, from Middle French barater to cheat, exchange
intransitive verb
1. : to trade by exchanging one commodity for another
 < bartered for furs with tobacco and rum >
: truck
 < stores bartering with farmers >
2. : to trade in intangible or nonmaterial values
 < barter for success at the price of happiness >
transitive verb
1. : to trade or exchange by bartering
 < Indians … bartered their services for “ironmongery” — C.B.Hitchcock >
2. : to trade or exchange (as an ideal or intangible value) for a material or unworthy consideration — often used with away
 < would cheerfully barter away all the social gains of the last century for one first-class new symphony — Hunter Mead >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : the act or practice of carrying on trade by bartering : an exchange of goods for goods
 < the former system of barter has virtually ceased to exist, replaced by money economy — H.S.Tschopik >
2. : the thing given in exchange in bartering
 < the trinkets were barter for food and manual service from the natives >
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