barters
Exchanges without currency
Barters is the plural of barter—exchanges of goods or services without using money.
The word appears both as a noun and verb form: The island economy runs on barters between fishermen and farmers.
To barter is to trade directly: She barters vegetables for eggs with her neighbor.
Exchange one for another
- tradeExchange of commodities
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
- quid pro quoReciprocal exchange of value
interchange · substitute · compensation · recompense · repayment · equivalence · commutation · surrogate
Venue for commerce
merchandise · transaction · auction · consignment · trading post · bazaar · market · peddler
Agreement or distribution
- dickerNegotiate terms informally
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- counterofferAlternative terms proposed back
proposal · talks · parley · discuss · confer · deliberate · mediate · arbitrate
swap
Exchange one for another
- tradeExchange of commodities
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
quid pro quo · interchange · substitute · compensation · recompense · repayment · equivalence · commutation · surrogate · replacement
marketplace
Venue for commerce
goods · merchandise · transaction · auction · consignment · trading post · bazaar · market · peddler · hawker
deal
Agreement or distribution
- dickerNegotiate terms informally
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
counteroffer · proposal · talks · parley · discuss · confer · deliberate · mediate · arbitrate · reconcile
- selling verbshawks, peddles, vends, markets, retails
- social exchangesgreetings, farewells, handshakes, thank yous, welcomes
- barter systemCashless exchange method
- barter economyTrade without money
- barter marketVenue for cashless exchange
- barter tradeMoneyless commerce system
- barter agreementsContracts for direct exchange