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bartering

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verb

present participle of barter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bartering
Noun
  • Tracking the evolution of Donald Trump's trade war Trump reverses global tariff hikes.
    Russ Wiles, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • With a trade war kicking off, a lot of the raw materials and finished products in clean energy are likely to get more expensive.
    Umair Irfan, Vox, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • For some bargaining units, like the California Association of State Attorneys and Administrative Law Judges, the change came less than a month after the union started bargaining a new contract with the state.
    William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2025
  • As Philadelphia systematically destroyed Kansas City on Sunday, Eagles fans were no doubt too … ebullient to pay much attention to the ads, while Chiefs supporters no doubt spent the commercial breaks bargaining with God or dousing themselves with Arthur Bryant‘s Barbecue Sauce for luck.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Apple was issued with a €500 million ($571 million) fine over its App Store, with the commission saying the company must freely offer alternative app marketplaces to users and app developers.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
  • According to Salesforce’s November 2024 Consumer Sentiment Survey, 37% of those not buying from Chinese marketplaces cited payment security concerns as their primary reason for hesitation.
    Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The new rules will also impact businesses transacting with SMEs.
    Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Except that buyers and sellers alike increasingly disdain transacting with and selling for cash.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The plan empowers Lt. Gov. David Toland, as commerce secretary, to negotiate deals directly with the Chiefs and Royals.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
  • In many parts of the world, the radical belief in popular sovereignty undid the hold of the notion of the divine right of kings, just as expanding commerce created a wealthy merchant class eager for greater political say.
    Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The two players have been negotiating deals with Cincinnati to keep them with the organization for years to come.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Sotheby’s and Pace Gallery are currently negotiating over a deal that would see the auction house make a significant investment in the mega-gallery.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • As north Fort Worth continues to grow, our aging infrastructure and increase in traffic is starting to become an issue.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The city has dealt with issues ranging from traffic backups and litter in the ocean to gunfire, fights and stampeding, West previously told Fox News Digital.
    Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Disneyland is launching multiple merchandising lines for its 70th anniversary, some of which have already started to infiltrate the parks.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Read: America is done pretending about meat All of this social-media attention has been translating into people’s actual eating habits, Victoria Fitzgerald, who oversees Whole Foods Market’s meat merchandising, told me.
    Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Bartering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bartering. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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