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
What with a gentleman who shall be nameless, who has bartered a ford and a castle for the favor of Mlle. de Luynes, and yourself, I am blest with some faithful followers!
From The King's Stratagem and Other Stories by Weyman, Stanley John
She has bartered away for femaleness the possibility of ever receiving a double dose of this factor.
From Mendelism Third Edition by Punnett, Reginald Crundall
"See, he has bartered the Fathers of the Church for a set of empty backgammon boards, and lettered them with their venerable names."
From Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 2/2 A Romance of Real Life by Payn, James
A treaty which has bartered away their rights can not, will not, be submitted to.
From Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. by Lossing, Benson John
