barter
verb (used without object)
to trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money.
has bartered
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present perfectof barter (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has bartered natural gas for a Soviet steel plant and a Rumanian tractor factory, and used hard currency to buy more sophisticated Western technology.
From Time Magazine Archive
But he who has bartered away his mats or his fishing gear, must make other mats or fishing gear for himself; and in so doing must, in some degree, further develop his aptitude.
From Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library by Herbert Spencer
She has bartered her dignity and spiritual independence to secure confessional privileges, and to get her share in the spoils of office.
From German Problems and Personalities by Charles Saroléa
None knows your value save her who has bartered you!
From Sacred and Profane Love by Arnold Bennett
Our friend, the grocery-keeper, must pay for his last, as he has bartered it all off.
From Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes, Villanies, and Misdeeds of This Powerful Organization in the United States. by Jonathan Harrington Green
