bartering n. 以货易货
v. 物物交换(barter的ing形式)
- The soldiers bartered for furs with rifles.
士兵们以步枪交换毛皮。 - But modern bartering is more complex and is commonly done between businesses.
但是现代易货则更复杂,它通常在商家之间进行。 - Bartering helps companies save money, move unused products and connect with new buyers.
易货帮助公司节省资金,流通闲置物品和联系新的买家。
Barter \Bar"ter\ (b[aum]r"t[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
{Bartered} (b[aum]r"t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bartering}.]
[OE. bartren, OF. barater, bareter, to cheat, exchange, perh.
fr. Gr. pra`ttein to do, deal (well or ill), use practices or
tricks, or perh. fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. brath treachery, W.
brad. Cf. {Barrator}.]
To traffic or trade, by exchanging one commodity for another,
in distinction from a sale and purchase, in which money is
paid for the commodities transferred; to truck.