Both Uses of
barter
in
The Scarlet Letter
- You have bartered it for a pittance of the public gold.†
Chpt Intr. *
- It was a maiden newly-won—and won by the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale's own sermon, on the Sabbath after his vigil—to barter the transitory pleasures of the world for the heavenly hope that was to assume brighter substance as life grew dark around her, and which would gild the utter gloom with final glory.†
Chpt 20
Definition:
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(barter) to trade things of value without involving money