Thesaurus results for BARTERING

bartering 1 of 2

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

Yet the superpowers have taken sharply different approaches to trade policy with Pretoria.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Airlines for America, the trade association that represents the major airlines in Washington, praised the FAA's push to modernize the nation's flight management tools.

— Joel Rose, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of trade

Verb

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
The California Gig Workers Union hopes to begin bargaining by the end of the year, CalMatters reported.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of bargaining

Verb

Some commentators have said the move will encourage people to return to transacting in cash.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
An agent who has paid for exclusive rights to a ZIP code has a direct financial interest in the homeowners in that territory transacting.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of transacting

Noun

Through rules that promote cross-border data flows, regional commerce, and harmonized cybersecurity standards, DEFA will help ASEAN embrace the modern-day digital economy.

— Jon M. Huntsman, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
Thanks to his deep well of experience, Tighe appears comfortable taking the long view, with a measured approach to hot topics like social commerce and artificial intelligence — measured but ready.

— Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of commerce

Verb

Blizzard insinuated that Paramount blackmailed California into negotiating a settlement by threatening to leave the state, a common talking point raised by Bonta.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026
Continuing to fight or pressure Iran economically is unlikely to yield a better outcome than negotiating.

— RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiating

Noun

The crash happened near Miramar Parkway and Douglas Road and caused heavy traffic delays as police shut down roads to investigate, according to Miami Herald news partner CBS News Miami.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Opening and closing the bridge’s giant iron deck — after traffic was stopped — didn’t inspire Payne, either.

— Chris Smith, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2026