bartering

Example Sentences

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Bartering and trading are prohibited, and users are required to give and receive freely.

From The Verge • Jan. 12, 2022

Bartering the water for money, sacrificing the health of people for environmentally pollutant industries.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2020

Bartering is a natural side effect and one that frequently stems from an economic crisis, said Jim Stodder, an economist and visiting professor at Boston University.

From Washington Post • May 11, 2020

Bartering deals with Iran were common during sanctions for non-oil products, but they weren’t expected to remain as a means of doing business after sanctions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2016

Heaped on either bank they saw the golden corn, Store of Winter food, the bread the settlers craved, Bartering kettles, beads, and ribbons gay to squaws, And to warriors—hatchets, knives, and sometimes guns.

From Pocahontas. A Poem by Castleman, Virginia Carter