Main Entry:

¹bar·ter

Pronunciation:

\ˈbär-tər\

Function:

verb

Etymology:

Middle English bartren, from Anglo-French *bareter to do business, exchange, alteration of Old French barater — more at barratry

Date:

15th century

intransitive verb : to trade by exchanging one commodity for another transitive verb : to trade or exchange by or as if by bartering

— bar·ter·er \-tər-ər\ noun