bartering

Example Sentences

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In September, the LA Card Show made its Dodger Stadium debut, drawing thousands of fans swapping and bartering trading cards.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

In place of socializing, we’re using a parent community as a bartering platform.

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2025

As she took to politics, he invested in the bartering franchise.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

“I find in my father's 1898 and 1899 ledgers where chestnuts used in bartering at the country stores were traded at $0.12 to $0.15 per gallon, for baking powder at $0.05 a pound,” he said.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2023

Emenike was one of the few people for whom “to read” did not mean “to study,” and so they would spend hours talking about books, bartering knowledge for knowledge, and playing Scrabble.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie