<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">barter</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>methods of acquisition</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>bartered</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>bartering</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The act of exchange or contract by which parties trade goods or commodities for other goods of equivalent value. Distinguished from  'selling', which is defined as a transaction of goods or property for money. Use 'exchange' in specific instances where goods are exchanged for goods or exchange media, or where 'barter' is less appropriate. ]]></note></mads>