bartering
Example Sentences
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There’s also a bartering and swap group where folks negotiate clever exchanges: “I have an unused air fryer. You have an unused desk chair. Want to swap?”
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025
"I think there was a lot of bartering," captain McIntosh says, "trying to get good deals, where we'd get breakfast and tea included."
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025
In place of socializing, we’re using a parent community as a bartering platform.
From Slate • Jan. 11, 2025
Food comes from bartering with neighbors, or outlets like 99 Cents Only.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2024
My courage failed me at the sight of a countinghouse or shop crowded with men, bartering and contending loudly with one another.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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