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bartering

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verb

present participle of barter

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Noun
  • Powell in attendance: Heat trade acquisition Norman Powell was in attendance, seated with Erik Spoelstra and the coaching staff across from the Heat bench.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2025
  • This enables users to jump in or out of a position immediately—important during live sports events when prices are volatile and quick trade execution is paramount.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • For some bargaining units, like the California Association of State Attorneys and Administrative Law Judges, the change came less than a month after the union started bargaining a new contract with the state.
    William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2025
  • As Philadelphia systematically destroyed Kansas City on Sunday, Eagles fans were no doubt too … ebullient to pay much attention to the ads, while Chiefs supporters no doubt spent the commercial breaks bargaining with God or dousing themselves with Arthur Bryant‘s Barbecue Sauce for luck.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Advertisement Of course, there’s not a whole lot regulators can do to make a marketplace more competitive.
    Alana Semuels, Time, 15 July 2025
  • Despite bipartisan proposals to bring order to this Wild West marketplace, Springfield ended its legislative session without passing even the most basic consumer protections, testing requirements or age restrictions.
    Brian Hopkins, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • The new rules will also impact businesses transacting with SMEs.
    Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Except that buyers and sellers alike increasingly disdain transacting with and selling for cash.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Baek believes the future of K-beauty—and commerce more broadly—won't be shaped by ads or product launches but by trust, authenticity, and people.
    Angela Chan-Danisi, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • Both Glamour commerce director Brie Schwartz and style commerce editor Jake Henry Smith own and love Melissa’s iconic Possession sandals, which kicked off the original jelly sandals craze back in the ’80s.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • The two players have been negotiating deals with Cincinnati to keep them with the organization for years to come.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The company is negotiating with strategic investors and commercial lenders to provide additional capital for the expansion of HOPE clinics.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Editor’s tip: Guests who prefer to skirt the grips of Mexico City traffic can arrive at the property by landing at its very own rooftop helipad.
    Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 13 July 2025
  • The Delaware River Port Authority crews began searching the river after the truck cab crossed three lanes of traffic, went onto the concrete pad near the Delaware anchorage and crashed through a concrete wall around 3:40 a.m. Friday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Turns out those boring beige shorts may not have been the merchandising masterstroke Target was hoping for.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
  • This should bring in fast scaling of concerts and merchandising revenue, and provide stronger evidence that Hybe can repeatedly produce Mega IPs.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 July 2025
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“Bartering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bartering. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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