Barter - English meaning

noun

A person's regular occupation, profession, or trade.

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Experts who typically conduct their business over the internet

noun

The activity of buying and selling goods and services, or a particular company that does this, or work in general rather than pleasure

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[ c ] he runs a dry cleaning business., [ u ] i’m in baltimore on business., [ u ] our firm does a …

noun

The activity of buying and selling goods and services

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In business she is an academic, but all her brothers work in business., be in business currently, f…

verb

Make (someone or something) different; alter or modify.

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Both parties voted against proposals to change the law

noun

An act or process through which something becomes different.

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The change from a nomadic to an agricultural society

noun

The activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale.

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The changes in taxation are of benefit to commerce

noun

The buying and selling of goods and services, esp. in large amounts

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Congress has the power to regulate commerce between the states.

noun

The activity of buying and selling products and services

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Online commerce is expected to continue to increase., foreign/global/international commerce

noun

Business relations or transactions.

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They had dealings with an insurance company

verb

Distribute (cards) in an orderly rotation to players for a game or round.

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The cards were dealt for the last hand

noun

The activity of buying and selling shares, currencies, etc.

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Share/currency dealing online share dealing has grown dramatically over the past few years., toward…

noun

An act of giving one thing and receiving another (especially of the same kind) in return.

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Negotiations should lead to an exchange of land for peace

verb

Short for telephone exchange.

verb

To change something for something else of a similar value or type

Usage examples:

This shirt is too small – can i exchange it for one in a larger size?, before we left the meeting, …

verb

Dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something.

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The two sides are haggling over television rights

noun

A period of haggling.

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An inevitable and lengthy haggle over compensation

noun

The act of arguing about the price of something in an attempt to make the seller reduce it

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Haggling over/about, haggling between sb/sth and sb/sth haggling between the company and investors …

noun

Discussion aimed at reaching an agreement.

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A worldwide ban is currently under negotiation

verb

Give or hand over (something) in exchange for money.

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They had sold the car

noun

An act of selling or attempting to sell something.

Usage examples:

Every other television commercial is a sell for australian lager

verb

Exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

verb

Take part in an exchange of.

Usage examples:

We swapped phone numbers

noun

An act of exchanging one thing for another.

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Let's do a swap

verb

Exchange or give in exchange for

verb

Take part in an exchange of.

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We swapped phone numbers

noun

An act of exchanging one thing for another.

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Let's do a swap

noun

The action of buying and selling goods and services.

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A move to ban all trade in ivory

verb

Buy and sell goods and services.

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Middlemen trading in luxury goods

noun

The activity of buying and selling goods and services esp. between countries

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[ u ] foreign trade, [ u ] a trade agreement, [ c ] the building trades, [ u ] he’s an auto mechani…

noun

The action or activity of buying and selling goods and services.

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Trading profits leapt

verb

Buy and sell goods and services.

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Middlemen trading in luxury goods

noun

The business of buying and selling goods and services

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The retail sector showed signs of improvement following better than expected christmas trading., ch…

noun

Vehicles moving on a public highway.

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A stream of heavy traffic

verb

Deal or trade in something illegal.

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We must vigorously enforce our laws against those who traffic in drugs

noun

The movement of vehicles or people along roads, or the movement of aircraft, trains, or ships along a route

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Heavy/rush-hour traffic, air traffic has increased 30% in the last decade., they’re trying to cut d…

verb

Deal or trade in something illegal.

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We must vigorously enforce our laws against those who traffic in drugs

noun

Vehicles moving on a public highway.

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A stream of heavy traffic

noun

The messages or signals transmitted through a communications system.

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Data traffic between remote workstations