barter

1. V-T/V-I If you barter goods, you exchange them for other goods, rather than selling them for money. 以物交换; 以物易物

They have been bartering wheat for cotton and timber. 他们一直在用小麦交换棉花和木材。

The market-place and street were crowded with those who'd come to barter. 市场和街道上挤满了来进行物物交换的人。

2. N-UNCOUNT Barter is also a noun. 物物交换

Overall, barter is a very inefficient means of organizing transactions. 总的说来，物物交换是一种非常低效的组织交易的方式。