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bartering

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verb

present participle of barter

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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 brought the two-time WNBA All-Star and 2023 national champion to an Atlanta team coming off what the franchise called a historic 2025 season.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2026
  • Without a strong run in the next few weeks, a trade deadline sell-off is a distinct possibility for Tigers President Scott Harris, a former Theo Epstein protégé with the Cubs.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • While bargaining with fantasy and forgiveness, the song lyrics shed light on the cost of having to ask, hope or wait for something that will never come.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
  • Hollywood’s actors and writers unions, after winning AI protections in bargaining with studios, remain concerned about the potential misuse of the tech.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Economists’ dream of a highly liquid marketplace for information has, in some form, come true – with some asterisks.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
  • Paul Dergarabedian, head of marketplace trends for Rentrak, expects that Hollywood is heading for its best summer since before the pandemic.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • The cost of transacting in public equities rises for everyone without a private information channel.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
  • Under California law, companies that are suspended by state tax officials are legally barred from transacting any business.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Home Depot allows shoppers to browse for its goods on ChatGPT, while also supporting Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol, which advocates for a common language to support agentic commerce.
    John Kell, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • This story’s author, StyleCaster commerce editor Katie Decker-Jacoby, scours the internet for the best of the best to ensure readers walk away with items recommended by our team, industry experts, and more.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Much of the present state, Taylor notes, is a result of historic misalignment of incentives, between a retailer’s trade teams—some of whom are focused on negotiating margins from suppliers in exchange for promotions and the retail media teams whose charge is to generate new revenue.
    David Doty, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Esmail Qaani, the commander of the IRGC’s Quds Force, offered his gratitude and personal endorsement to Ghalibaf and the rest of the negotiating team.
    Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • The country's blockade has throttled traffic through the channel, driving up fuel prices and threatening the global economy.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 19 June 2026
  • Captain Abhijit Chopra, a seafarer currently stranded in the Gulf, believes traffic through the Strait of Hormuz will normalize by the end of July.
    Lou Robinson, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Angels owner Arte Moreno has no interest in trading him.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • Could the Boston Celtics or another team ruin the Heat’s plan, swooping in and trading for Antetokounmpo this offseason and getting a long-term commitment from him?
    Anthony Chiang June 19, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026

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“Bartering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bartering. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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