Bartering
/ˈbɑːr.tər.ɪŋ/noun
The exchange of goods or services without using money.
Did you know?The verb ultimately comes from Old French barter, meaning to trade or haggle, and its deeper origin is uncertain—so this everyday word has a genuinely murky past rather than a hidden occult one.
Etymological Timeline
Old French
Old French
barater
“to barter, cheat, deceive”
Middle English
English
barteren
“to trade or exchange”
Modern English
English
barter
“to exchange goods or services without money”
Modern English
English
bartering
“the act of exchanging goods or services without money”
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