barter
Definition
Trading in which goods or services are exchanged without the use of cash. Resorted-to usually in times of high inflation or tight money, barter is now a common form of trading in deals such as offers to buy surplus goods in exchange for advertising space or time. Advent of internet has transformed bartering from largely person-to-person to mainly business-to-business exchange where items ranging from manufacturing capacity to steel and paper are bartered across international borders on a daily basis.
barter is in the International Trade & Relations and Purchasing & Procurement subjects.
barter appears in the definitions of the following terms: contra deal, informal economy, market and trade out
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