Thesaurus results for BARTERS

barters 1 of 2

noun

plural of barter

as in exchanges

a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another according to our barter agreement, I do all of the mechanical work on my neighbor's car, and he does all of my snow removal

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barters

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verb

present tense third-person singular of barter

as in transacts

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Noun

The department is continuing exchanges between local and international artists and testing neighborhood programming ahead of an official summer 2027 launch.

— Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Sharing patient health records through exchanges has decreased duplicative tests on patients.

— Alex Rosenblat — CalMatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of exchanges

Verb

And that can’t be done all in English for a global subscription platform that reaches 190-plus countries (and transacts business in 45 currencies).

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
And it must be checked continuously as the agent acts, transacts, and delegates.

— Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of transacts

Noun

Meanwhile, the spread on its five-year credit default swaps, which are insurance against default, at one point soared above 1,140 basis points.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
More investors are looking to hedge against a potential downturn in the AI boom, driving up the cost of credit default swaps tied to hyperscalers.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of swaps

Verb

By the time a large organization evaluates one, runs it through security, negotiates access and puts it into production, another model is already getting the headlines.

— Doug Shannon, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Still, the complete omission of the TV (or film) studios is surprising, as is the lack of mention of Paramount’s pay cable network Showtime, which, like the basic cable nets, negotiates carriage agreements.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiates

Verb

Based on my forward estimates, the stock trades at roughly 20 times earnings and 17 times enterprise value to EBITDA.

— Stephanie Link, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
In China, Lauder trades with 17 prestige brands, spanning skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care, at different price points.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of trades

Verb

The union usually bargains in the same year as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and directors’ union the Directors Guild of America.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026

Definition of bargains

Verb

The 76ers are not doing any sponsor deals less than three years after signing LeBron.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Amazon Prime Day is here (and running through Wednesday), meaning a boatload of Prime Day furniture deals on almost every type of seating and storage just dropped.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026

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