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bartering

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verb

present participle of barter

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bartering
Noun
No buying, selling or bartering. Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025 Whatever Putin is paying or bartering, the Ukraine war has been a bonanza for the Kim regime. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bartering
Noun
  • The trade association outlined its concerns over consolidation in a statement to a House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee, which is holding a hearing on Wednesday on competition in digital streaming.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The Sabres run into some significant issues down the lineup — upgrading the fourth line should be among Kekäläinen’s most pressing priorities between now and the trade deadline — but young centre Noah Ostlund has helped give Buffalo’s usually problematic fourth line some connective heft and floor.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • On December 31, the unions filed with the State of California, alleging unfair labor practices by Solano County and arguing that Solano is not bargaining in good faith.
    Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The announcement comes after resort ownership and its patrollers union, which have been bargaining since June, reached an impasse in negotiations.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The credits are available to people who bought health care policies in the Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Unrest at the Tehran bazaar is particularly unsettling for officials because the shuttering of shops at the ancient marketplace and protests from the merchant class were key elements that led to the overthrow of the monarchy in 1979.
    Henry Austin, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • All-time highs were realized for both transacting and paid accounts.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
  • This is why Sabi built TRACE, a digital infrastructure designed for Africa’s producers, miners, and traders to prove legitimacy and meet global standards for transacting with the rest of the world.
    Anu Adedoyin Adasolum, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Daisy Murray, a fashion commerce editor at Grazia who also used a camcorder at her garden wedding, agrees.
    Sara Radin, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Those rights are protected by state law and case precedent (not federal registration) and are based on using a trademark in commerce, such as selling a product under a particular brand name.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The work stoppage is occurring at multiple hospitals simultaneously, but each medical center is negotiating with the union independently.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • In the coming months, Trump all but stopped negotiating with Maduro.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Another feature, multipath operations, sends high-priority traffic across multiple paths and frequencies simultaneously.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Duties include patrolling residential neighborhoods, shopping centers, business parks, schools, local parks and assisting with traffic control, home vacation and elderly welfare checks.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Young’s agents were having conversations with the Hawks, who sit at 17-21 so far this season, about trading their client out of Atlanta.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Today, Netflix’s stock price is trading well beneath the low end of its collar, reducing the value offered to WBD shareholders.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026

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“Bartering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bartering. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.

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