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barter

/ˈbɑːtə/

/ˈbɑrtər/

barternoun

barters

Translations

The villagers relied on barter to obtain the supplies they needed from neighboring communities.

Les villageois comptaient sur le troc pour obtenir les fournitures dont ils avaient besoin auprès des communautés voisines.

Additional translations

contrepartieTerme général pour désigner ce qui sert d'équivalent dans un échange.

Definitions

The action or system of exchanging goods or services without using money.

The villagers relied on barter to obtain the supplies they needed from neighboring communities.

An item or service that is used in the exchange process instead of money.

She offered her homemade cheese as a barter for the mechanic’s work on her bicycle.

Synonyms

barterverb

bartered

Past Simple

bartered

Past Participle

bartering

ing-form

/ˈbɑːtə/

/ˈbɑrtər/

Translations

troquer

The villagers would barter their crops for tools and other necessities.

Les villageois troquaient leurs récoltes contre des outils et d'autres produits de première nécessité.

Definitions

To exchange goods or services for other goods or services without using money.

The villagers would barter their crops for tools and other necessities.

Synonyms

barteradjective

/ˈbɑː.tə/

/ˈbɑr.tɚ/

Used attributively in phrases such as "barter economy" or "barter transaction".

Translations

de trocEmployé surtout dans des contextes économiques ou commerciaux.

The villagers depend on a barter economy for most everyday transactions.

Les villageois dépendent d'une économie de troc pour la plupart des transactions quotidiennes.

Definitions

Relating to or involving the exchange of goods or services without using money.

The villagers depend on a barter economy for most everyday transactions.