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noun

Definition of barteringnext
as in trade

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verb

present participle of barter
as in bargaining

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bartering
  1. trade
  2. marketplace
  3. transacting
  4. commerce
  5. negotiating
  6. traffic
  7. merchandising
  8. retailing
Noun
  • In 2023, China accounted for 98 percent of North Korea’s official trade volume.
    Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
  • But that has been analyzed and dismissed by almost every economist and trade group in the country to look at it.
    Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of trade
Noun
  • The filing also highlights Upstart's efforts to manage risks associated with its loan portfolio, including credit risk and interest rate fluctuations, to ensure the stability and growth of its marketplace.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Customer relationships are at risk if designs, specs and order details are leaked, while exposing details about plant efficiency or other KPIs can put companies at a disadvantage in the marketplace.
    Chris Turlica, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of marketplace
Verb
  • New ideas and new ways of transacting and saving change in the blink of an eye.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • These features of bitcoin are often fretted over by American authorities bemoaning their inability to prevent foreign adversaries from transacting using bitcoin, despite the American authorities’ best efforts to sanction them.
    Bradley Rettler, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of transacting
Noun
  • What's Next for Creator Commerce Walmart's title sponsorship of the Creator Upfronts signals that this is just the beginning of their creator commerce ambitions.
    Kiri Masters, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Primas had an hour-and-a-quarter-long meeting with commerce minister Wang Wentao on Sunday evening ahead of a major trade show.
    AFP, Fortune Asia, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of commerce
Verb
  • All four clubs have the option of either negotiating a new agreement with DSG or seeking other distribution solutions.
    Brad Adgate, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • PBMs serve as middlemen, negotiating the terms and conditions for access to prescription drugs for hundreds of millions of Americans.
    Alden Abbott, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of negotiating
Noun
  • Goldy talks prices with me while curling a customer’s wig with an iron; the woman stares out the window, blissed out, at the rush of traffic below.
    Talia Lavin, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2024
  • These two states were the among the highest showing internet traffic related to Trump and Harris' policy positions.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of traffic
Noun
  • The other might have been caused by the incessant hype and merchandising surrounding Christmas that starts right after Halloween.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The magazine reported that all 1501 Certified Entertainment did for Megan was pay her $10,000 advance, a relatively low figure in the rap industry, and took massive shares of her streaming, publishing, merchandising and live performance earnings.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of merchandising
Noun
  • Reports in German media from 2018 indicate that, at that stage, private investors included the founders of German online retailing giant Zalando: Robert Gentz, David Schneider and Rubin Ritter.
    Cathrin Schaer, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Walmart will begin delivering prescriptions across the U.S. early next year, as the retailing giant strives to keep pace with rival Amazon in competing for health care dollars.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of retailing
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