bartering
Exchanging without currency
Bartering is trading goods or services directly without using money: They ended up bartering chickens for dental work.
The practice predates currency and persists where cash is scarce or trust runs high.
Barter systems and barter economies operate on direct exchange rather than monetary transactions.
Exchange one for another
- tradeExchange of commodities
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- dealAgreement or distribution
- quid pro quoReciprocal exchange of value
interchange · substitution · trade-off · exchange · in-kind · direct exchange · countertrade · non-monetary
Dispute price persistently
- bargainFavorable purchase price
- dickerNegotiate terms informally
- wrangleArgue or herd livestock
- counterofferAlternative terms proposed back
compromise · terms · concession · back-and-forth · parley · deal-making · persuasion · mediation
Open-air merchant district
- soukTraditional Arab market
- flea marketOutdoor secondhand goods venue
- swap meetOutdoor sale of used goods
- farmers marketOutdoor local produce sale
agora · stalls · vendors · peddler · merchant · fair · auction · consignment
Tradeable raw materials
- waresItems offered for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
furs · spices · salt · tools · textiles · crops · handicrafts · provisions
Exchange from distant eras
- tribalOf a clan
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- colonialOf occupied territories
- frontierEdge of settlement
gift economy · potlatch · wampum · cowrie shells · subsistence
Shared dependence or exchange
- give-and-takeMutual concession between parties
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- tit-for-tatEquivalent retaliation strategy
- mutual benefitGain for all involved
interdependence · symbiosis · balance · obligation · debt · goodwill · trust · fair dealing
swap
Exchange one for another
- tradeExchange of commodities
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- dealAgreement or distribution
quid pro quo · interchange · substitution · trade-off · exchange · in-kind · direct exchange · countertrade · non-monetary · swap meet
haggle
Dispute price persistently
counteroffer · compromise · terms · concession · back-and-forth · parley · deal-making · persuasion · mediation · arbitration
bazaar
Open-air merchant district
- soukTraditional Arab market
- flea marketOutdoor secondhand goods venue
- swap meetOutdoor sale of used goods
farmers market · agora · stalls · vendors · peddler · merchant · fair · auction · consignment · pawn
commodities
Tradeable raw materials
- waresItems offered for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
grain · furs · spices · salt · tools · textiles · crops · handicrafts · provisions · surplus
ancient trade
Exchange from distant eras
- tribalOf a clan
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- colonialOf occupied territories
frontier · gift economy · potlatch · wampum · cowrie shells · subsistence
mutuality
Shared dependence or exchange
- give-and-takeMutual concession between parties
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- tit-for-tatEquivalent retaliation strategy
mutual benefit · interdependence · symbiosis · balance · obligation · debt · goodwill · trust · fair dealing · equal value
- homesteadinghomesteading, self-sufficiency, off-grid living, off-grid, chicken coop
- traditional economiessubsistence farming, gift economy, communal ownership, self-sufficiency, family labor
- interactionstalking, sharing, greeting, helping, listening
- negotiationbargaining, bargain, negotiate, mediation, compromise
- Exchange Systemscurrency, money, stock market, commodity exchange, trade
- exchangesswap, swapping, exchange rate, stock exchange, currency exchange
barteringpurchasing
Acquiring through payment
buying · paying · credit card payment · selling · banking
barter, trader, trading, bartered, barters, barterer, barterers