barter
verb (used without object)
to trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money.
are bartering
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present progressiveof barter.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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People under strict quarantine in the Chinese city of Xi'an are bartering supplies amid continuing worries over food shortages.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2022
We’re really lucky right now, because we are bartering technology services for space at an investment firm where half the floor is empty.
From BusinessWeek ● Dec. 6, 2012
Salome, you are bartering life-long peace and happiness for the momentary gratification of a whim, prompted solely by vanity.
From Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part by Wilson, Augusta J. Evans
We are bartering the priceless boon, if we are looking on friendship merely as a luxury, and not as a spiritual opportunity.
From Friendship by Black, Hugh
What is this tonic for which you are bartering your health, your honor and ours, your children's bread and blood?
From Without a Home by Roe, Edward Payson
