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noun

Definition of barter

as in exchange

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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Noun

Generally speaking, the show was provided to local stations on a barter basis - stations received the show for free in exchange for allowing Allen’s company to sell the majority of the advertising inventory inside that time slot. — Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2026 In its current form, the proposal would outlaw the sale, barter, or trade of wildlife furs and furbearer parts statewide. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026

Verb

One of the busiest and most visually striking markets in the region, Bac Ha draws multiple ethnic minority groups who barter and sell their goods each week. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026 In a department built to respond to catastrophic threats, employees have been reduced to bartering for office supplies. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for barter

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Noun

Under his leadership, CME transformed from a floor-trading exchange into a global derivatives giant.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Replace its electronic medical record system and improve cybersecurity, staff workflows, patient communications, and information exchange with hospitals, specialists, laboratories, and other care partners.

— Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of exchange

Verb

High-Flyer traded Unitree as an investable asset, while DeepSeek invested in the humanoid robot maker as a strategic partner, said Hutong Research tech analyst Sigrid Wang.

— Anniek Bao,Elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
But mapping out who was trading with whom is another, and much more complicated, puzzle entirely, one that is going to require a lot more archaeological evidence.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of trade

Verb

Aggregated across 115 million American adults, the team puts the total consumer surplus at roughly $172 billion a year — value received and never transacted, comfortably more than the AI industry collected in American revenue over the same period.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 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 transact

Verb

The deal was negotiated by Steven Bestwick of The Yellow Affair and Bill Guentzler and RJ Millard on behalf of Obscured Releasing.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
If the lockout does go through all of 2027, do players not accrue any service time or will that be something that is negotiated/resolved when a deal is ultimately reached?

— Evan Drellich, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of negotiate

Verb

However, the two parties met to bargain the four-day mandate in late April — more than two months before the mandate started.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The Teamsters have been enthusiastically endorsing the bill specifically because, while 40-something employers would be difficult to collectively bargain against, DSP workers would be much easier to organize once within Amazon.

— Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of bargain

Verb

The impact of yesterday’s sharp drop in South Korean equities transmitted further into US markets overnight, spreading selling sentiment and dealing heavy blows to US semiconductor and memory stocks.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
As a re-export hub, the UAE processed shipments from foreign suppliers reluctant to deal directly with Iranian customers.

— Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of deal

Verb

In fact, the team’s estimate for the film’s end budget, after merchandising costs and fees, is essentially the same as one first-season episode of a half-hour comedy on a streaming network.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
In our study, the participating retailer similarly attributed the growing performance of several accessories largely to improved cross-selling and learning about how to merchandise them effectively.

— Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of merchandise

Verb

There are a total of 39 units, most of which have been renovated as of 2024, swapping an old Florida aesthetic for something more contemporary island chic.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Image features range from generation and upscaling to background replacement, object removal, face swapping, and sketch-to-image conversion.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026

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