Barter

(noun.) an equal exchange; 'we had no money so we had to live by barter'.

(verb.) exchange goods without involving money.

编辑:谢恩

• Their whole commerce was carried on by barter, and there was accordingly scarce any division of labour among them. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• The trade that was going on in the ancient world before the sixth or seventh century B.C. was almost entirely a barter trade. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• But now, come, grand-mother, I hope you like coffee as much, and pistolets as little as ever: are you disposed to barter? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• His opponent was the son of his principal warder, and was so imprudent as to give the challenge to this barter of buffets. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• The usual instrument of commerce having lost its value, no exchanges could be made but either by barter or upon credit. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Let men defraud you in life's barter, And you will be—a social martyr. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• You shall not have it without a fair barter. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

整理:蒂娜