barter C2+ Topic:Money & Finance US /ˈbɑːrtɚ/ UK /ˈbɑːtə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to exchange goods or services without using money The villagers would barter grain for cloth at the market. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to exchange goods or... tradeexchangeswaptrucktrafficbargain Word family Derived forms bartererbartering Etymology AI details From Old French barater ('to trade, cheat, haggle'), of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Celtic source. barater Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # barter **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈbɑːrtɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɑːtə/ ## Meanings 1. to exchange goods or services without using money ## Examples - The villagers would barter grain for cloth at the market. ## Synonyms - trade - exchange - swap - truck - traffic - bargain ## Derived Forms - barterer - bartering ## Roots and Affixes - Root: barater ## Etymology From Old French barater ('to trade, cheat, haggle'), of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Celtic source. ## AI Etymology Barter is from Old French barater ('to trade, cheat, haggle'), of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Celtic source. Important recorded forms include barater (Old French). Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers to exchange goods or services without using money. The wider family includes derived forms such as barterer and bartering. ## Topics - Money & Finance - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown