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bartering

noun as in selling

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But perhaps the bigger toll is the cost children pay when torn apart from parents, or worse, when used as bartering chips.

Chickens for checkups n. a form of bartering; the manner in which Americans once acquired medical care.

So I don't think the landlord is gonna be too excited about the idea of bartering my photographs for his rent.

While the Dutch were thus bartering, Hudson, set free, started out on a voyage for England.

Karlsefne having held up a white shield as a friendly signal, they drew nigh and immediately commenced bartering.

She was selling her liberty—bartering it with a word—for Sophie Chotek.

Behind Jacob's cradle there stands a clear white goat: the goat has gone a-bartering raisins and almonds.

And then there was the usual subtle bartering argument between the two Kafirs.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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