barter trade
Trade without money
Barter trade is the direct exchange of goods or services without using money as an intermediary.
The phrase is slightly redundant—barter already implies trade—but appears in formal and international contexts: The two countries established a barter trade agreement to exchange oil for machinery.
The compound emphasizes the transactional nature of the exchange.
- direct exchangeTrading without currency
- countertradeExchange without money
- swapExchange one for another
- in kindWith similar return
- cowryShiny-shelled sea snail
village market · wampum · silk road · offset · mutual benefit · reciprocity · equal exchange · quid pro quo · moneyless · no money down · handshake · shake on it · early civilizations · bargain · haggle · value · resource allocation · cultural exchange
barter tradecredit transaction
Payment deferred buying
check payment · wire transfer · electronic payment · digital payment · financial transaction
barter trademarket economy
Commerce-based economic system
wholesale trade · commercial transaction · stock exchange · commodities market
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