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Definition and Synonyms for 物々交換
1. | 取替こ | 等価交換 |
Swap | an equal exchange | |
Synonyms: | ばいかい, やりとり, チェンジ, トレード, バーター, 交換, 取り替え, 取り替える, 取り替えっこ, 商, 商い, 商う, 売買, 換物, 物々交換 | |
2. | 掏替える | 引き換えに(何かを)交換する、あるいは与える |
Swop | exchange or give (something) in exchange for | |
Synonyms: | スイッチ, スワップ, トレード, スウィッチ, 交わす, 交換, 入れ替え, 入れ替える, 切り替える, 取り交わす, 取り替える, 引き換える, 振り替える, 換える, すり替える, 物々交換, 転換 |
Meanings for each kanji in 物々交換
» | 物 | thing; object; matter |
» | 々 | |
» | 交 | mingle; mixing; association; coming & going |
» | 換 | interchange; period; change; convert; replace; renew |
Categories 物々交換 is a member of
1. | 両替 | 金銭(特に異なる国の通貨)を、同価値の金額に相互に交換すること |
Exchange | reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) | |
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2. | 交わす | 互いに与える、また受け取る |
Exchange | give to, and receive from, one another | |
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Sample Sentences for 物々交換
しかし物々交換制は、人々の要求が一致することは希であったので、非常に不満足な制度だった。
Barter, however, was a very unsatisfactory system because people's needs seldom matched exactly.
さらにその他には、常に物々交換で生きていてその伝統的な方法に従事し続けている商人たちもいる。
Still others are traders who have always lived by trading and continue to follow their traditional ways.
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