barter

Definition

An exchange of goods or services without the use of money.

Etymology

Late Middle English, from Old French barater.

Example Sentences

• "We had no money so we had to live by barter."
• "Speculations in trade are not confined to the counter or to the counting-house. Lady Anne's fair hair and white teeth were as much objects of barter as any of the shawls or ribbons displayed in Bond Street. They were to be had in exchange for a suit of diamonds and an opera-box."
• "The man used his watch as barter to pay for his tab."