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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
  • Allina and Doctors Council-SEIU have been bargaining a first contract since February of 2024.
    Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025
  • That’s true so long as the two sides are bargaining in good faith.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 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
  • As a pilgrimage for generations of Colorado families, business owners, workers and visitors, as Coors put it, the Stock Show continues to stand out with its physical fellowship, and not the impersonal commerce, Zoom calls or social media messaging that have taken over business.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • In reality, return challenges are often a symptom of fragmented systems across the entire commerce lifecycle.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Schumer on Saturday persisted in arguing that Republicans should accept a one-year extension of the subsidies before negotiating the future of the tax credits.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Senate Democrat leader Chuck Schumer argues Republicans should accept a one-year extension of the subsidies before negotiating the future of the tax credits.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Then, at the next vehicle entrance, the city is proposing a tunnel so bike traffic can move without interacting with cars.
    Amir Mahmoud, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
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 11 Jan. 2026.

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