- present participle of barter.
bartering
Example Sentences
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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 ● Aug. 19, 2025
"I think there was a lot of bartering," captain McIntosh says, "trying to get good deals, where we'd get breakfast and tea included."
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2025
In place of socializing, we’re using a parent community as a bartering platform.
From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2025
Food comes from bartering with neighbors, or outlets like 99 Cents Only.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
He assigned most of the crew to catch and dry fish in one ship while he puttered up and down the coast with the other, bartering for furs.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
