Synonyms for barter
- verb
- noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To exchange goods or services without involving money.
She bartered a bonsai for one of the rare books in my library.
- n. 1
An exchange of goods or services without the use of money.
We had no money so we had to live by barter.
Choose the right word
Barter is the direct exchange of commodities; business, trade, and commerce are chiefly transacted by means of money, bills of exchange, etc.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- exchange Our exchange students are leaving Japan next week.
- bargain He is a right person who can drive a hard bargain.
- swap Where's your twenty? I'll swap it for a fiver.
By length
- 4 letters
- sale1, swap1
- 5 letters
- trade1, truck1
- 6 letters
- change1, dicker2, scorse
- 7 letters
- traffic2, dealing2, bargain2, chaffer, scourse
- 8 letters
- exchange2
- 9 letters
- negotiate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dicker2 = 2 syllables).