coun·ter·trade (koun′tər-trād′) n. International barter in which one country agrees to import commodities from another country to which it exports commodities.
coun′ter·trad′er n.
countertrade (ˈkaʊntəˌtreɪd ) n (Economics) international trade in which payment is made in goods rather than currency
vb (
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(Economics) to buy or sell goods by countertrade: countertrading weapons for coffee beans .
coun•ter•trade (ˈkaʊn tərˌtreɪd) n. international trade carried on for payment in goods instead of cash or credit.
[1915–20]
countertrade Past participle: countertradedGerund: countertradingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative countertrade countertrade
Present I countertrade you countertrade he/she/it countertrades we countertrade you countertrade they countertrade
Preterite I countertraded you countertraded he/she/it countertraded we countertraded you countertraded they countertraded
Present Continuous I am countertrading you are countertrading he/she/it is countertrading we are countertrading you are countertrading they are countertrading
Present Perfect I have countertraded you have countertraded he/she/it has countertraded we have countertraded you have countertraded they have countertraded
Past Continuous I was countertrading you were countertrading he/she/it was countertrading we were countertrading you were countertrading they were countertrading
Past Perfect I had countertraded you had countertraded he/she/it had countertraded we had countertraded you had countertraded they had countertraded
Future I will countertrade you will countertrade he/she/it will countertrade we will countertrade you will countertrade they will countertrade
Future Perfect I will have countertraded you will have countertraded he/she/it will have countertraded we will have countertraded you will have countertraded they will have countertraded
Future Continuous I will be countertrading you will be countertrading he/she/it will be countertrading we will be countertrading you will be countertrading they will be countertrading
Present Perfect Continuous I have been countertrading you have been countertrading he/she/it has been countertrading we have been countertrading you have been countertrading they have been countertrading
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been countertrading you will have been countertrading he/she/it will have been countertrading we will have been countertrading you will have been countertrading they will have been countertrading
Past Perfect Continuous I had been countertrading you had been countertrading he/she/it had been countertrading we had been countertrading you had been countertrading they had been countertrading
Conditional I would countertrade you would countertrade he/she/it would countertrade we would countertrade you would countertrade they would countertrade
Past Conditional I would have countertraded you would have countertraded he/she/it would have countertraded we would have countertraded you would have countertraded they would have countertraded