Thesaurus results for BARTERING

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noun

as in trade

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bartering

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verb

present participle of barter

as in bargaining

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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

Considering the Cowboys already traded a 2027 first-round pick and a 2026 second-round pick in exchange for Williams before the trade deadline last season, the investment into the four-time Pro Bowler stands to grow much larger.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
An old scout has identified several key trade targets to bolster the team.

— Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of trade

Verb

No deployment date has been set for Hyundai’s Korean plants at all, so the union is bargaining pre-emptively, trying to lock in protections before the humanoid robots show up rather than after.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
The restaurant’s cliff divers, magicians, puppeteers and roving performers have been bargaining with management for more than a year, after officially voting to unionize in November 2024.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 9 July 2026

Definition of bargaining

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

Definition of transacting

Noun

Meanwhile, brands like Robinhood and Visa—which is also building AI commerce tools of its—can turn to a large base of existing customers to build out their offerings.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 23 July 2026
By integrating Luna into Prime Video, the digital commerce company is doubling down on its push to attract casual players with party games and recognizable intellectual properties like Harry Potter and Tomb Raider.

— Jordan Novet,Annie Palmer, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Definition of commerce

Verb

Roughly 12 hours after LeBron announced his decision, longtime NBA reporter Chris Haynes broke the news that Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is negotiating a buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies and intends to join the Sixers once that's complete.

— Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
The operational targets for 2026 depend on executing the multi-stage plasma validation tests, establishing performance metrics, expanding patent protections, and negotiating initial power placement agreements with commercial partners.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026

Definition of negotiating

Noun

Prior to that, the Democratic candidate spent 22 years as an air traffic controller, serving as the head of his local union and teaching air traffic students, according to his website.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
The reason he’s been holed up in his room and acting differently doesn’t have to do with a victimless traffic violation.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Definition of traffic

Verb

The industrials sector of the S&P 500 is trading at a price-to-earnings ratio above 30, a level investors more often associate with high fliers, and a P/E ratio that is well above industrials' long-term average, which is closer to 20.

— Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 26 July 2026
Hours after Amick’s story, the Sixers pounced, trading for Butler and Justin Patton for Robert Covington, Dario Šarić, Jerryd Bayless and a 2022 second-round pick to the Timberwolves.

— Rob Peterson, New York Times, 26 July 2026