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Etymology
Middle English bartren, from Anglo-French bareter to do business, exchange, alteration of Old French barater
- Date: 15th century
Definitions
- to trade by exchanging one commodity for another
Description
Barter is a method of exchange by which goods or services are directly exchanged for other goods or services without using a medium of exchange, such as money. It is usually bilateral, but may be multilateral, and usually exists parallel to monetary systems in most developed countries, though to a very limited extent. Barter usually replaces money as the method of exchange in times of monetary crisis, when the currency is unstable and devalued by hyperinflation.[1]