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[ぶつ()·ぶつ()·こう()·かん()]
butsubutsukoukan
noun

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[ぶつ()·ぶつ()·こう()·かん()]
butsubutsukoukan

English Meaning(s) for 物々交換

noun
  1. bartering

Definition and Synonyms for 物々交換

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, , 商い, 商う, 売買, 換物, 物々交換
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

» thing; object; matter
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» mingle; mixing; association; coming & going
» interchange; period; change; convert; replace; renew

Categories 物々交換 is a member of

Exchange reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
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Exchange give to, and receive from, one another
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Sample Sentences for 物々交換

The explorer bartered with the natives for food.
Barter, however, was a very unsatisfactory system because people's needs seldom matched exactly.
In primitive societies barter was used.
Still others are traders who have always lived by trading and continue to follow their traditional ways.
The colonists bartered with the natives for fur.

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