bartering

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T/V-I If you barter goods, you exchange them for other goods, rather than selling them for money. 以物交換; 以物易物
They have been bartering wheat for cotton and timber. 他們一直在用小麥交換棉花和木材。
The market-place and street were crowded with those who'd come to barter. 市場(chǎng)和街道上擠滿了來(lái)進(jìn)行物物交換的人。
2. N-UNCOUNT Barter is also a noun. 物物交換
Overall, barter is a very inefficient means of organizing transactions. 總的說(shuō)來(lái)，物物交換是一種非常低效的組織交易的方式。