Barter



GRE 蓝宝 TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.以物易物, 易货贸易
• ［英］ v.以物易物, 易货贸易 ( to give goods in return for other goods)

Webster Collegiate

I. verb

• Etymology: Middle English bartren, from Anglo-French *bareter to do business, exchange, alteration of Old French barater — more at barratry
• Date: 15th century
• intransitive verb
  • to trade by exchanging one commodity for another
• transitive verb
  • to trade or exchange by or as if by bartering
• ? barterer noun

II. noun

• Date: 15th century
• 1. the act or practice of carrying on trade by bartering
• 2. the thing given in exchange in bartering

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