In the early colonial economy, farmers would barter surplus grain for tools and cloth from local artisans.
在早期殖民地经济中，农民会用多余的谷物与当地工匠交换工具和布料。
Which choice best defines “barter”?
D — Trade by exchange. “barter” means trade by exchange.
Which word means “trade by exchange”?
C — barter. “barter” means trade by exchange.
barter — trade by exchange. In Chinese: 以物易物.
barter is pronounced /ˈbɑːrtər/.
In the early colonial economy, farmers would barter surplus grain for tools and cloth from local artisans. (在早期殖民地经济中，农民会用多余的谷物与当地工匠交换工具和布料。)
swap, trade, exchange — all close in meaning to barter (trade by exchange).
purchase, buy — each the opposite of barter (trade by exchange).
Yes. barter is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
bar(Bar)+ter(person)