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countertrade
See: barter

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countertrade coun‧ter‧trade [ˈkaʊntəˌtreɪd ǁ -tər-] noun [uncountable] COMMERCE
when two countries trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services:

• The jets were offered at $34 million each, but the price will be settled as part of a complicated countertrade deal in which the Russians will purchase Indonesian rubber and coffee.

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countertrade UK US /ˈkaʊntəˌtreɪd/ noun [U]
ECONOMICS a situation in which two countries trade goods and services for other goods and services, not for money: »

Countertrade is a useful way to arrange for the supply of exports to a country that does not have the resources to pay for them in hard currency.


Financial and business terms. 2012.