(v. i.) 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.
(v. t.) To trade or exchange in the way of barter; to exchange (frequently for an unworthy consideration); to traffic; to truck; -- sometimes followed by away; as, to barter away goods or honor.
(n.) The act or practice of trafficking by exchange of commodities; an exchange of goods.
(n.) The thing given in exchange.
Example Sentences:
(1) Children with living parents were bartered, abducted and palmed off to Americans and northern Europeans who paid large sums to have a child of their own.
(2) It is a bit rich to expect us to state exactly how we’ll whip our troops when Cameron himself still can’t come out and say what he’ll do with his own cabinet.” Behind the scenes, “sources close to Corbyn” could usefully soothe pro-European nerves: “As an internationalist party, our inclination is of course to remain within the European family, but it would be irresponsible to declare our hand now, leaving Cameron to barter away British employment rights.” However Corbyn votes himself, it is perfectly plain that he will not have the authority to whip individual Euro-enthusiast MPs to vote against their consciences, so he may as well concede that at once.
(3) We bartered for almonds and olives in the market, where there wasn't another tourist to be seen, and sat on the ramparts, watching the sun fall away beyond the horizon.
(4) It is "our only remaining bartering tool" one union leader said.
(5) The real bartering will be around the question of an acceptable definition of inequality.
(6) The question for the White House now is how the Copenhagen agreement will affect its ambitions to present Congress with a wide ranging energy bill that would enshrine a cap-and-trade system for reducing emissions through bartering.
(7) Women's rights have become a kind of bartering chip to be traded away for political agendas that have little or nothing to do with the interests and wellbeing of women and girls."
(8) People worked long hours for little, bartering farm produce for the few store-bought necessities.
(9) Leveson said her testimony was evidence that the family had been "targets of press intrusion" and felt there "was no remedy apart from bartering away your privacy".
(10) Once he had assembled his cast in the rehearsal rooms, Lepage mixed in some of his own family folklore, the tale of a grand-uncle who became so indebted to Chinese gamblers that he was forced to barter his pregnant daughter.
(11) This shows that restrictions on commercial and barter transactions, to be imposed by the authorities, are required.
(12) It leaves Arsenal with mixed feelings as the summer bartering comes to an end.
(13) If comics have to start bartering for groceries, their dignity's gone for good.
(14) A senior Russian government official – who spoke to Reuters – said separately that Russia has started supplying grain, equipment and construction materials to Iran in exchange for crude oil under a barter deal.
(15) We speculate that the enrichment of polyunsaturated fatty acids on the cell membranes may represent a condition favoring the lipoperoxidation and therefore the development of the retinitis pigmentosa characteristic feature of Laurence-Moon-Barter-Biedl Syndrome.
(16) The Kalunga have a cooperativist society and money is not frequently used as they favor the barter system.
(17) The rebels have described the kidnapped Europeans as prisoners of war and said they might be bartered for imprisoned pro-Russian activists in Kiev.
(18) Russia also said it has struck a barter deal with Iran, exchanging Iran oil for Russian grain and other commodities, although traders said they saw no sign of any increased shipments of either.
(19) Barterers are shown to be the heaviest drug users, using the greatest variety of drugs, using larger amounts of drugs, and using more frequently.
(20) By day, guests loll in the lounge area or sun themselves on the beach, bartering for fresh catch with local fishermen when they return from the sea in the afternoon.
Parter
Definition:
(n.) One who, or which, parts or separates.
Example Sentences:
(1) The four-parter, starring Max Beesley as a radio shock jock who has a crisis in his personal life, had 5.5 million viewers and a 22% share last night between 9pm and 10pm.
(2) The Channel 4 series, which will air next month, is his third three-parter for the broadcaster, following 2012’s All in the Best Possible Taste , which looked at different concepts of taste across social classes, and the 2015 Bafta-winning Who are You?
(3) "I've watched The Hour and Page Eight , and an extremely good two-parter called Field of Blood , which was spectacularly well-acted.
(4) On BBC2 in the 9pm hour, new documentary two-parter Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission launched with 1.9 million and 7.4%, including 119,000 (0.47%) on BBC HD.
(5) This three-parter scrubs up what co-star Mark Gatiss calls Benson’s “sly, funny and waspishly brilliant stories”.
(6) The fact that many of the actors have been signed on contracts for two films has also encouraged the rumours that it could be the first Bond two-parter, which Gant said might be a natural step for the franchise.
(7) For one thing, Alan Yentob's programme is a two-parter.
(8) ITV have already paid their dramatic respects, as it were, with last year's garlanded five-parter, Mrs Biggs, based on his long-suffering wife, Charmian.
(9) Partners have own projects : As we've detailed here, the equity parters already have numerous efforts under way.
(10) The Top Gear Africa special, the first instalment of a two-parter to round off the current series, averaged 5.7 million viewers and a 19.6% audience share in the 8pm hour.
(11) Lisa Cholodenko, who directed The Kids Are All Right, has created this eight-parter starring Thandie Newton and Uma Thurman, with Zachary Quinto as the dad who does the slapping.
(12) The Great Fire Tom Bradby, currently best known as an ITN reporter and a close friend of Prince William, dramatises a key event of the reign of King Charles II in this four-parter about the great fire of London of 1666.
(13) The first part of BBC1's James Nesbitt two-parter, Passer By, had 6.9 million viewers or three in 10 of the audience at 9pm last night.
(14) Happy Valley showcases the rich lives of ‘older women’ | Penny Anderson Read more Wainwright started to be known as the person who writes “strong female characters” after Unforgiven, an award-winning 2009 three-parter about a woman emerging from prison after serving a sentence for a murder she committed in her teens.
(15) The seven-parter opened with an average of 7.685 million viewers and a 30% audience share from 9pm on ITV1 and ITV1 HD.
(16) So this week will see the release of The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug and, thankfully, early reviews are saying it's a considerable improvement on Peter Jackson's dreary first-parter last year .
(17) Other commissions include Beyond Human, a natural history series looking at animal senses, and War in Afghanistan, a two-parter analysing Britain's role in the conflict.
(18) Photograph: Channel 4 Billions The anger at the behaviour of the financial establishment that surges in US and UK politics should ensure a receptive audience for this 12-parter, which also has an enticing cast.
(19) Over on ITV1 from 9pm, three-parter The Last Weekend concluded with a disappointing 2.2 million viewers and an 8.9% audience share.
(20) Victims of domestic violence will have more support in taking abusive former parters to court after the court of appeal quashed restrictions on obtaining legal aid in family court cases.