barter

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to exchange goods or... trade exchange swap truck traffic bargain

Word family

Derived forms bartererbartering

Etymology

From Old French barater ('to trade, cheat, haggle'), of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Celtic source.

barater Old French

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# 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
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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