bartered

verb

past tense of barter
as in traded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bartered
  1. traded
  2. bargained
  3. negotiated
  4. transacted
  5. exchanged
  6. dealt
  7. trafficked
  8. swapped
Verb
  • He was traded to Boston in 2014, and in 2016, after being used primarily as a starter for much of his career, he was moved to the bullpen.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • Two-time All-Pro Trent McDuffie was traded to the Los Angeles Rams, while his running mate, cornerback Jaylen Watson, joined him there in free agency.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Definition of traded
Verb
  • Johnson released a statement through his press office saying the ILA workers who met with the mayor are members of the team that bargained their new contract, ratified this spring.
    — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The rules have also not been bargained with a players’ association, like in pro sports, so there’s no labor exemption from antitrust scrutiny.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of bargained
Verb
  • The deal was negotiated by Amazon MGM Studios and Sarah Vacchiano for United Artists.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 2 July 2026
  • Any deal negotiated between team officials and the city will need to come back to the City Council for final approval.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Definition of negotiated
Verb
  • Our agent is capable of recommending optimal solutions that can be transacted instantly online.
    — Rob Green, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • For decades, billions of dollars in advertising have been transacted on Nielsen ratings that tabulate how many people saw a TV program or commercial, and, also on how many people of a certain age or gender did as well.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 May 2026
Definition of transacted
Verb
  • Hitler’s picture was exchanged for a painting of Alexander Hamilton, the father of the Coast Guard.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The bulk of the messages were exchanged between 2001-2004, before Epstein first faced criminal charges in Florida in 2006.
    — John Parkinson, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Definition of exchanged
Verb
  • That's because the team will be without star striker Folarin Balogun after he was dealt a wildly controversial red card in the second half of the match.
    — Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Instead, the Bucks dealt Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat for four players and three first round picks.
    — Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of dealt
Verb
  • Online, Safeer Mohammed Koorimannil, who was trafficked to a scam center in Myanmar, impersonated a 28-year-old Singaporean woman named Ella.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • In Cambodia, more than 200,000 scam workers have been released from fortified compounds, where many of them had been trafficked, held against their will, and forced to work for little pay.
    — NPR, NPR, 21 June 2026
Definition of trafficked
Verb
  • For one month in April 2026, Louise Cottar, founder of Cottar’s Safaris in Kenya and Andrew Dixon, co-founder of Cempedak Private Island and Nikoi Private Island in Indonesia, swapped roles.
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Previously, another wrist joint was replaced and both of the arm's end effectors were swapped out for spares.
    — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of swapped
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