barter (redirected from bartering)

barter (something) for (something else)

to trade something for something else. He sought to barter the car for a large computer. She bartered the piano for a settee.

barter something away

to trade something away; to lose something of value in a trade. Don't barter my car away! Don't barter away anything of such high value.

See also: away

barter something off

to get rid of something by trading it for something else. See if you can barter that old desk off. She bartered off the used bookshelf.

barter for something and barter over something

to trade [something] for something else; to acquire something by exchanging goods or services, not by using money. I want to barter for a large amount of cloth. Will you barter for this month's rent? We will not barter over what you owe us.

barter with someone

to enter into trading with someone without using money; to bargain with someone. Are you willing to barter with me, or is this strictly a cash transaction?