barter

• vi. 物々交換する；［貿易］物々交換する；交渉する
• vt. 引き換えにする；物々交換する
• n. 物々交換; 物々交換; 物的取引
• n. (物々交換の)人名; (英)Bart.

語源は不明。

barter (v.)

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.

1. Overall， barter is a very inefficient means of organising transactions.

つまり、バーター貿易は非効率的な取引形態である。

2.The market-place and street were crowded with those who 'd come to barter .

市場や街は物々交換をする人でいっぱいだ。

3.Chickens，goats and rabbits were offered for barter at the bazaar.

市場では、鶏、ヤギ、ウサギが作物交換用に並べられている。