barter
verb (used without object)
to trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money.
bartered
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past participleof barter.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof barter.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
barterverb (used without object)to trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money.
Example Sentences
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Allen bartered the show for free to TV stations in exchange for a split of the revenues from selling commercials to advertisers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
In a time where edgy influencers like Clavicular and HSTikkyTokky are reposted, shared, and platformed for their ability to provoke, morality is bartered for popularity.
From Slate ● May 12, 2026
But in Wisconsin, no part of a wild sturgeon can be bought, sold or bartered for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Scholars suggest that some of these human remains were bartered items or gifts, but others may have been taken away without the consent of their owners.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2024
The onions must be harvested, packed into the rough sacks that Mercy had sewn, and stacked ready to be hauled into Hartford or bartered for goods when a sailing ship came up the river.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
