barter

Example Sentences

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Together, the data support a new interpretation of Monte Sierpe as an Indigenous center for barter and exchange that may have evolved into an accounting system under Inca rule.

From Science Daily

This woman was really into bartering, though, like, if you give me weed, I’ll braid your hair, and I was not.

From Salon

Menendez said the position gave him access to wall phones, and used the position to help him barter or gain favors.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s also a bartering and swap group where folks negotiate clever exchanges: “I have an unused air fryer. You have an unused desk chair. Want to swap?”

From Salon

They wanted to barter their old clothing, but that was a sticky prospect in Los Angeles — the scene is riddled with suspicious stares from thrift store employees and digital cold wars with teenagers on Depop.

From Los Angeles Times