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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 Stars next hit the road up north for a back-to-back in Vancouver and Calgary on Monday and Tuesday before beginning a six-game homestand just hours after the NHL’s trade deadline next Friday.
    Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Strikes on Dubai Dubai is the biggest tourism and trade hub in the Middle East.
    Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In a statement, SAG-AFTRA blasted Nexstar for eliminating its union positions at KTLA and WGN — and noted that the layoffs come as SAG-AFTRA is actively bargaining with Nexstar stations in several markets.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The parties have been bargaining on and off since September on the WGSU’s first contract.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Food prices have soared, and tensions at marketplaces now occasionally erupt into violence.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Perhaps Blue Owl didn’t realize the marketplace would view it like that.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Due to changes to federal tax reporting rules that Congress approved in 2021, payment platforms, including Venmo, CashApp, PayPal and any other platforms used for transacting funds, had to issue 1099-K forms to any Americans who received more than US$600 in payments.
    Pamala Wiepking, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The advantage for Mustafa is that obtaining gold financing from the crypto markets is easier than transacting with banks, who often require claims on company assets like real estate to secure loans for gold.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • There isn’t another platform that brings content, commerce, and community together this way.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
  • George is also charged with malicious destruction of property used or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, according to court documents.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Neither the public nor private side began with a champion negotiating binding requirements before contracts were finalized or construction started.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • That means protecting benefits already earned while negotiating responsible adjustments for future accruals, exploring constitutional pathways for reform and offering voluntary buyout incentives to reduce long-term liabilities.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Plenty of traffic and people nearby but for some reason restaurants struggle (in) that spot.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The attacks forced traffic away from the canal and around the tip of Africa.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • That's also when trading for oil futures begins, and the price of crude will be a key gauge for assessing what the conflict could mean for the global economy and stocks .
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
  • That’s easier said than done without sacrificing all of his draft picks or trading another key piece like Bichsel, Mavrik Bourque or Nils Lundkvist in return.
    Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026

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“Bartering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bartering. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.

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