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noun

plural of barter
as in exchanges
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another according to our barter agreement, I do all of the mechanical work on my neighbor's car, and he does all of my snow removal

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verb

present tense third-person singular of barter
as in transacts

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barters
  1. exchanges
  2. transacts
  3. swaps
  4. negotiates
  5. trades
  6. bargains
  7. deals
Noun
  • One of the sharpest exchanges came during a dispute over Flock Safety surveillance cameras.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The court documents also include screenshots of text message exchanges between Berry and Martinez and an email from their son’s school about his disruptive behavior days after the alleged incident.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of exchanges
Verb
  • And it must be checked continuously as the agent acts, transacts, and delegates.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of transacts
Noun
  • Multiple responses accuse the CFTC of not understanding basic parts of the Commodity Exchange Act, the law that gives the agency its authority over swaps.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • That court classified Kalshi’s sports prediction contracts as swaps rather than bets governed by state gambling laws.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of swaps
Verb
  • By the time a large organization evaluates one, runs it through security, negotiates access and puts it into production, another model is already getting the headlines.
    — Doug Shannon, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Still, the complete omission of the TV (or film) studios is surprising, as is the lack of mention of Paramount’s pay cable network Showtime, which, like the basic cable nets, negotiates carriage agreements.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of negotiates
Verb
  • The tech giant vowed to publish its energy and water use annually, and spend more than $1 billion over five years on free community college, trades training, and home energy-efficiency upgrades in data center counties.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Bernstein reiterated its Buy rating and $700 price target and even Morgan Stanley’s reduced $563 target sits about 10% above where the stock trades today.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of trades
Verb
  • The union usually bargains in the same year as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and directors’ union the Directors Guild of America.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
  • One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of bargains
Verb
  • The new season deals directly with the aftermath of the attack and what Raz described as the nature of revenge.
    — Stewart Ain, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Keep scrolling for more information on Prime Big Deal Days 2026—plus, 50+ of the best early Amazon deals from the sale.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of deals
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“Barters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barters. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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