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

Trucks have piled up at borders as Iran's trade shifts to overland.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
That view is held by 59% of employers in information, 53% in financial activities, and 49% each in trade, transportation and utilities and in education and health services.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of trade

Verb

Equity and Casa Bonita management have been bargaining since April 2025, with the union meeting with management at least once a month, Hoeschen said.

— Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026
Yet one or more of the P5 could inject new names at the last minute, once again leaving the decision to behind-the-scenes bargaining among a few powerful states.

— Ian Johnstone, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of bargaining

Noun

With the major powers heading to the moon, low-Earth orbit becoming busier than ever, and countless new companies entering the space marketplace, the hiring pipeline is more critical than ever.

— Space.com Staff, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026
As a result of sticker shock, Ohio saw the biggest drop — tied with Oklahoma for the most in the nation — in the number of people enrolled in the marketplace last year, with a nearly 33% decline in enrollment.

— Saige Miller, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of marketplace

Verb

Going back to my initial discussion, many customers first met finance AI while transacting with financial institutions.

— Ozan Ozerk, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Twelve days later, Amazon blocked Muse from shopping on its site, arguing that third-party agents should identify themselves and obtain a retailer’s permission before transacting on behalf of its customers.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of transacting

Noun

Nevertheless, pragmatism and commerce alone did not define the character of the early Russian internet.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Oct. 2026
Otherwise, Iran and the Houthis will again learn that threatening global commerce in maritime chokepoints is a strategy worth repeating.

— Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of commerce

Verb

Of those who expressed an opinion, majorities of respondents under 40 and those born outside Cuba favor negotiating with Cuba’s leadership.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Different industries and different backgrounds provide a pool of varied perspectives for bouncing ideas around about anything from negotiating salaries to making difficult management decisions.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of negotiating

Noun

Adif said in a post on X on Wednesday morning that traffic on the Madrid to Andalucía high-speed line had been interrupted due to a collision between two trains.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Afternoon traffic on the Kennedy Expressway in downtown Chicago, June 9, 2026.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of traffic

Verb

Playing a real game in Spectrum Center for the first time since trading away LaMelo Ball over the summer, this was Charlotte’s first chance since that controversial deal to show the home fans that the deal was a good one.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
Earlier this week, Kardashian started the trend by dressing up as her 13-year-old daughter, trading her typical skintight uniform for her teen’s more tomboyish emo aesthetic.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026