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

E*Trade's head pitched it as clients wanting to invest, trade, bank and plan in one place.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
The 33-year-old played in nine games for the Miami Dolphins last season after coming out of a one-year retirement and being acquired in a trade from the New York Giants.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of trade

Verb

This comes several days after Stanford football players created a campus chapter of the College Football Players Association, with the goal of collectively bargaining with the ACC.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of bargaining

Noun

Fortunately for us, the ability to adapt to changing circumstances remains America’s greatest advantage in the global marketplace.

— Ted Leonsis, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
His main priority will then be to avoid any injury that might compromise his value in the marketplace.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of marketplace

Verb

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
Kalshi Trading—and any other principal trading firm transacting on an affiliated exchange—would be forced to only engage with markets by quoting both sides.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of transacting

Noun

As the financial landscape continues to shift and make room for digital assets, many are moving from speculative interest toward more practical uses such as high-value commerce.

— K.H. Koehler, Ascend Agency, 6 Aug. 2026
The growth of instant commerce has changed consumer expectations well beyond retail.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of commerce

Verb

Iran and Oman have been negotiating new shipping routes through the crucial Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has effectively closed since the start of the conflict.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Under the proposal which Iran and Oman have been negotiating for several days, ships entering the strait would use the route closest to Iran, under Tehran's coordination, sources said.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of negotiating

Noun

Ship traffic is unlikely to return to pre-war levels, of around 130 to 140 crossings a day, according to analysts, which could keep oil prices elevated for longer.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
The Houthis say closing Bab el-Mandeb to Saudi traffic aims to break the coalition’s blockade.

— Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of traffic

Verb

The 2-year Treasury note yield was trading just above the flatline.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
His grandfather, Keshavlal Modi, began trading rough diamonds in the 1930s, navigating the Mumbai-Singapore commercial route and laying the foundations of the family business.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026