mid-15c., apparently from Old French barater "to barter, cheat, deceive, haggle" (also, "to have sexual intercourse"), 12c., which is of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Celtic language (compare Irish brath "treachery"). Connection between "trading" and "cheating" exists in several languages. Related: Bartered; bartering. The noun is first recorded 1590s, from the verb.
实用例句
1. Overall, barter is a very inefficient means of organizing transactions.
总之，易货贸易是一种效率很低的交易形式。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The market-place and street were crowded with those who'd come to barter.
市场和街道上挤满了前来做物物交换的人。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Chickens, goats and rabbits were offered for barter at the bazaar.
在集市上,鸡 、 山羊和兔子被摆出来作物物交换之用.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. They have arranged food imports on a barter basis.
