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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
  • Despite the widespread support in the Assembly, the bill faced a wide array of opposition that included trade groups for large social media companies, organizations that support young people and advocates for digital privacy.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • The Philadelphia 76ers made a blockbuster trade with the Boston Celtics Wednesday and acquired Jaylen Brown in exchange for Paul George and four draft picks, league sources said.
    Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 2 July 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
  • Democracies won the 20th century on the battlefield as well as in the marketplace and the war of ideas, resulting in a world order made in their own image.
    Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • That is because the figures capture the marketplace after a nonpayment grace period expired.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Institutions that learn to act on that data, delivering the right guidance and offer at the right moment while making transacting easy, will win wallet share.
    JB Orecchia, Forbes.com, 29 June 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
  • Twice already, in November of 2025 and February of this year, the seven states involved in re-negotiating water rights and use along with the 100-year old treaty kicked the can down the road and failed to come to an agreement on water sharing.
    Alan Gionet, CBS News, 27 June 2026
  • Now lawmakers and Newsom are negotiating further cuts.
    Christine Mai-Duc, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Here's what traffic is looking like today on Kansas 10 highway between Kansas City and Lawrence.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
  • Instead of catering to automobile traffic like typical intersection signal systems, Jung's invention adjusts crossing signal times based on the slowest pedestrian's pace.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Shares of SpaceX started trading June 12 and ended the day having raised $75 billion and making founder Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire.
    Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Suns owner Mat Ishbia once again let a first-round pick burn a hole in his pocket, trading his 2033 first (unprotected, according to ESPN) within seconds of the pick being eligible to trade.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 29 June 2026

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“Bartering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bartering. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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