barter
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Instead, they arranged to trade services through a barter system in which state-backed Chinese companies in Iran build infrastructure there as compensation for oil.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Plus, it creates new headaches for companies, many of which would likely jockey for workarounds as the administration has shown a willingness to barter tariffs for other commitments, he adds.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
These findings suggest that the pre-Inca Chincha Kingdom may have built Monte Sierpe for organized barter and trading, and that the Inca later repurposed it for accounting and tribute collection.
From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2025
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 • Aug. 22, 2025
Every inch of it was built by my father and grandfather from all different kinds of wood—whatever they could borrow, barter, or beg for.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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