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bar•ter

Pronunciation: (bär'tur), [key]
—v.i.
to trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money.

—v.t.
1. to exchange in trade, as one commodity for another; trade.
2. to bargain away unwisely or dishonorably (usually fol. by away): bartering away his pride for material gain.

—n.
1. the act or practice of bartering.
2. items or an item for bartering: We arrived with new barter for the villagers.

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