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countertrade

countertrade noun: exchange of goods or services that are paid for, in whole or part, with other goods or services.

Noun

countertrade (countable and uncountable, plural countertrades)

  1. (international trade) Exchange of goods or services that are paid for, in whole or part, with other goods or services.

Verb

countertrade (third-person singular simple present countertrades, present participle countertrading, simple past and past participle countertraded)

  1. To engage in exchanges of this kind.

Forms of countertrade

Noun
pluralcountertrades
Verb
third-person singular presentcountertrades
present participlecountertrading
past participlecountertraded
pastcountertraded

Origin of countertrade

From counter- + trade.

Questions about countertrade

What does countertrade mean?
Countertrade means exchange of goods or services that are paid for, in whole or part, with other goods or services.
What part of speech is countertrade?
Countertrade can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of countertrade?
The plural of countertrade is countertrades.

Words near countertrade in the dictionary

  1. countertop ovens
  2. countertopped
  3. countertops
  4. countertraction
  5. countertractions
  6. countertrade
  7. countertraded
  8. countertrader
  9. countertraders
  10. countertrades
  11. countertrading

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