3 entries under this word
v. i. [O. Fr. barater, bareter, to exchange. See BARRATOR.] To traffic or trade, by exchanging one commodity for another, in distinction from a sale and purchase, in which money is paid for the commodities transferred.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. BARTERED; p. pr. & vb. n. BARTERING:] To exchange, or give in exchange; — sometimes followed by away; as, to barter away goods or honor.
n. 1. The act or practice of trafficking by exchange of commodities. 2. The thing given in exchange. Syn.—Exchange; dealing; traffic; truck; interchange.