BARTER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BARTER?

Need another word that means the same as “barter”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “barter” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Barter” are: trade, swap, trade off, exchange, give in exchange, change, traffic, sell, swop, trading, swapping, trafficking, business, commerce, buying and selling, dealing

Barter as a Noun

Definitions of "Barter" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “barter” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Goods or services used in bartering.
• The action or system of bartering.
• An equal exchange.

Synonyms of "Barter" as a noun (11 Words)

business	Business concerns collectively. Maybe something positive will come out of the whole awful business.
buying and selling	The act of buying.
commerce	Transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services. The noise and warmth of human commerce.
dealing	The act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities. He has always been honest is his dealings with me.
exchange	A move or short sequence of moves in which both players capture material of comparable value or particularly the exchange in which one captures a rook in return for a knight or bishop. Deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable.
swap	A thing that has been or may be given in exchange for something else. Let s do a swap.
swapping	An equal exchange.
swop	An equal exchange.
trade	A trade wind. As they say in the trade.
trading	The action or activity of buying and selling goods and services. Trading profits leapt.
trafficking	Social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with.

Usage Examples of "Barter" as a noun

• Paper money ceases to have any value and people resort to barter.
• I took a supply of coffee and cigarettes to use as barter.
• We had no money so we had to live by barter.

Barter as a Verb

Definitions of "Barter" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “barter” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Exchange goods without involving money.
• Exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money.

Synonyms of "Barter" as a verb (8 Words)

change	Exchange something with someone else giving one thing and receiving something of the same kind in return. Would you change places with me.
exchange	Exchange contracts. Exchange prisoners.
give in exchange	Convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture.
sell	Sell all of one s property possessions or assets. If she was going to sell herself then it would be as well not to come too cheap.
swap	Move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science. We swapped phone numbers.
trade	Engage in the trade of. She has traded millions of dollars worth of metals.
trade off	Exchange or give (something) in exchange for.
traffic	Deal illegally. They trafficked with us for gold.

Usage Examples of "Barter" as a verb

• He often bartered a meal for drawings.
• They were able to buy or barter for most of what they needed.

Associations of "Barter" (30 Words)

bargain	Come to terms; arrive at an agreement. We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar.
budget	Provide a sum of money for a particular purpose from a budget. A budget guitar.
chaffer	Wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc. I chaffered in the bazaars for objects I wanted.
commerce	Sexual intercourse. The changes in taxation are of benefit to commerce.
commercial	Of or relating to commercialism. Commercial TV.
consignment	A batch of goods destined for or delivered to someone. A consignment of drugs.
consignor	The person who delivers over or commits merchandise.
dealing	A personal connection or association with someone. He has always been honest is his dealings with me.
deficit	An excess of expenditure or liabilities over income or assets in a given period. New blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit.
embargo	An official ban on any activity. All of these countries have been embargoed by the US.
emporium	A large retail store selling a wide variety of goods.
exchange	Exchange a penalty for a less severe one. They provided me with currency exchange at competitive rates.
export	Of a high standard suitable for export. The information can be exported to a database.
exporter	A person, country, or company that sends goods or services to another country for sale. Charges have been levelled against the West since its ascension as an exporter of ideas.
haggle	An instance of intense argument (as in bargaining. Let s not haggle over a few dollars.
importer	Someone whose business involves importing goods from outside (especially from a foreign country. The EU is the largest importer of agricultural products from developing countries.
mercantile	Relating to or characteristic of trade or traders- Van Wyck Brooks. The shift of wealth to the mercantile classes.
merchandise	Promote the sale of (goods), especially by their presentation in retail outlets. The official merchandise for the film.
negotiator	Someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement. US trade negotiators.
protectionism	The policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition.
salesclerk	A salesperson in a store.
sell	An act of selling or attempting to sell something. It was clear that the performances would not sell out.
shipper	A person or company that transports or receives goods by sea, land, or air.
substitution	An event in which one thing is substituted for another. The substitution of rail services with buses.
swap	Substitute (one thing) for another. We swapped phone numbers.
tariff	Fix the price of something according to a tariff. These services are tariffed by volume.
trade	A trade wind. They traded a few punches.
tradeoff	An exchange that occurs as a compromise. I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine.
transact	Conduct business. Transact with foreign governments.
underbid	Bid lower than a competing bidder. They were underbid by competitors who charged less.