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noun

  • A method of exchange in which goods or services are directly traded for other goods or services without the use of money.

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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

Neighbors resorted to a barter system to exchange, say, a cabbage for a bottle of soy sauce.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2022

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  • goods-for-goods economy
  • cashless trade
  • direct exchange
  • truck system

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  • cash economy
  • market economy
  • monetary system
  • financial economy
  • currency-based exchange

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