barter
verb (used without object)
to trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money.
had bartered
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past perfectof barter.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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I had bartered a full tank of gas—nearly twice what a typical Lithuanian earns in a day—for a few hours of services from a couple working as a translator and driver.
From Slate ● Jul. 26, 2015
It is gradually divulged that Henry, to adorn his sisters with a marital background, had bartered skim milk instead of cream.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1941, they had bartered a little freedom for a little more "security": in return for a guaranteed minimum weekly wage, they had accepted a penalty clause.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sergeant had bartered his way around snafus in the supply system by exchanging commissary cigarettes for paint, plywood and labor on the local economy to build a handball court for his men.
From Time Magazine Archive
We had bartered practically everything we owned with the Altaians for warm clothing.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
