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noun
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Instead, they arranged to trade services through a barter system in which state-backed Chinese companies in Iran build infrastructure there as compensation for oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
In fact, those who are on staff at college football programs engaged in their own version of the barter system for decades until the system was formalized in 2020.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2022
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- goods-for-goods economy
- cashless trade
- direct exchange
- truck system
Possible Antonyms
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- cash economy
- market economy
- monetary system
- financial economy
- currency-based exchange
