barter
ˈbɑrtər-
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barter
exchange goods without involving money -
(n)
barter
an equal exchange "we had no money so we had to live by barter"
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Barter
The act or practice of trafficking by exchange of commodities; an exchange of goods. "The spirit of huckstering and barter ." -
Barter
The thing given in exchange. -
Barter
To trade or exchange in the way of barter; to exchange (frequently for an unworthy consideration); to traffic; to truck; -- sometimes followed by away; as, to barter away goods or honor. -
Barter
bär"tẽr To traffic or trade, by exchanging one commodity for another, in distinction from a sale and purchase, in which money is paid for the commodities transferred; to truck.
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barter
To traffic or trade by exchanging one commodity for another, in distinction from buying and selling for money. -
barter
To give (one thing or commodity) for another of equivalent or supposed equivalent value: with a person, for (formerly with) a thing: as, to barter one's jewels for bread. -
barter
To exchange, in general. -
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barter
The act of exchanging; specifically, the act or practice of trafficking by exchange of commodities. -
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barter
The thing given in exchange. -
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barter
An arithmetical rule by which the values of different goods are ascertained and compared -
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barter
Synonyms Dealing, trade, traffic, truck, interchange.
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(v.t)
Barter
bär′tėr to give one thing in exchange for another (with for, away) -
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Barter
to traffic by exchanging -
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Barter
traffic by exchange of commodities
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary OE. bartren, OF. barater, bareter, to cheat, exchange, perh. fr. Gr. pra`ttein to do, deal (well or ill), use practices or tricks, or perh. fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. brath, treachery, W. brad,. Cf. Barrator
Out of business, she bartered to reduce her inventory. meetingsnet.com
But seriously, folks, bartering once worked out well for Mary Lou and me several winters back, and this is where the international meetings thing comes in. meetingsnet.com
My first contact with the bartering bug occurred after a dental checkup about a year ago, when I was advised to have extensive restoration work done on my teeth to the tune of $300. motherearthnews.com
I've known for some time now that I could swap for expensive items (which I wouldn't be able to afford any other way), but MOTHER EARTH NEWS recently motivated me to make bartering a regular habit. motherearthnews.com
And it's not just the practical aspect of bartering that appeals to me, either. motherearthnews.com
Have you bartered for items you need in your business. entrepreneur.com
Pakistan's supreme court is investigating reports of young girls bartered to settle a blood feud. globalpost.com
You can barter by bringing in your own old kids' threads to trade in. tucsonweekly.com
Concepts like sharing and bartering are being revived and updated for the Twitter age. nytimes.com
The settlers bartered skins for goods. leaderunion.com
Captain Barter with his dog and scale model sailing ship. sierrasun.com
Barter the delivery, at a future date, of a jar of homemade salsa. montereycountyweekly.com
At a recent Portland event, people bartered and traded everything from raw milk yogurt to Indian curry peanut brittle. oregonlive.com
James Levine Conducts The Bartered Bride. pbs.org
Watch Layla Claire and Paul Appleby perform in the Lindemann Young Artists production of The Bartered Bride, conducted by James Levine, and talk about the experience working with Maestro. pbs.org
The point is that if the tangent to the curve alpha is in a direction that constitutes barter, ie no change in value at that pa and qa , the contribution to P vanishes.
Time and symmetry in models of economic markets
Both goods and currencies get their values from dynamics and to understand what their ratio means, one must go back to the beginning and model a network of agents bartering with each other, and see how, dynamically, currencies arise, emerging from the complex dynamics of the agents.
Time and symmetry in models of economic markets
Different p2p protocols are implementations of different distributed exchange mechanisms, for which bilateral barter is the simplest.
Exploring Network Economics
Wilfrid put his treasures between his knees before him, I sat opposite, and the barter began. "The New North" by
Would I sell our little Ally, Barter Tom, dispose of Sally? "Voices for the Speechless"
Barter with natives beyond the Darling. "Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 1 (of 2)" by
Instruments, books, and charts supplied, with articles for presents and barter. "A Voyage to Terra Australis" by
The principal articles of barter were skins of fur animals, porcupine quills, dogs, slaves, and women. "Pioneers in Canada" by
If rank were a matter of barter, it would cease to be a reward to the virtuous. "Tales of Old Japan" by
View of Murray's Islands, with the natives offering to barter. "A Voyage to Terra Australis Volume 2" by
They bartered their provisions with the Dutch for beads and other toys, but seemed more desirous of having linen. "A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume X" by
Yes, sacrifice; for was it not a sacrifice to barter away youth, pride, nay, life itself! "Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 100, March 28, 1891" by
On that occasion her excellent business judgment and her powers of barter had attracted him strongly. "Scattergood Baines" by
Following e'er
That others deem a wraith,
Fleeting and fair.
That now afar
From hush and dews and star
Man barters for his gain?
Come and barter and buy;
Come away, come away,
From green earth and blue sky.
Come to barter endlessly
Vision, wisdom, for bodies
Palpable as his, and weighty.
A false delusive worth;
And sacrificing real joys,
We barter heav'n for earth.
And hid his tears and sighs;
He bartered all his soul for her,
With tender pleading eyes.