单词 | barter |
释义 | barter —barterer, n. /bahr"teuhr/, v.i. 1. to trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money. v.t. 2. to exchange in trade, as one commodity for another; trade. 3. to bargain away unwisely or dishonorably (usually fol. by away): bartering away his pride for material gain. n. 4. the act or practice of bartering. 5. items or an item for bartering: We arrived with new barter for the villagers. [1400-50; late ME, appar. < AF, OF bareter, barater (see BARRATOR), with shift of sense] Syn. 1, 2. traffic. See trade. |
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