Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun barter
1 sense of barter
Sense 1
barter, swap, swop, trade -- (an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter")
=> exchange, interchange -- (reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries); "he earns his living from the interchange of currency")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb barter
1 sense of barter
Sense 1
barter -- (exchange goods without involving money)
=> exchange, change, interchange -- (give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year")