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

Bars of metal were better for bartering, but full bars of metal were inconvenient to carry.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss