barter market

Swap goods venue

A barter market is a place or system where goods and services are exchanged directly without money.

Participants trade what they have for what they need: The community barter market lets people swap homegrown vegetables for handmade crafts.

Such markets may be physical gatherings or online platforms facilitating cashless exchange.

Related

trade · mutual aid · medieval fairs · village square · scale · alternative currency · stall · local vendors · open air · trade network · subsistence economy · resource allocation · social capital · commodity trading · cross-border trade · wares · commodity exchange · countertrade

Opposites
medium of exchange

barter marketcash economy

Commerce using physical currency

financial market · money market · digital economy

economic system formalization

barter marketbanking system

Network of monetary institutions

financial market · stock exchange · commodities exchange · Wall Street

transaction complexity

barter marketcredit market

Where debt instruments trade

futures market · securities market · foreign exchange market · electronic commerce

Family

market, barter

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G