barter vs buy

barter

verb
  • To exchange goods or services without involving money. 

noun
  • An exchange of goods or services without the use of money. 

  • The goods or services used in such an exchange. 

buy

verb
  • To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods. 

  • To make a purchase or purchases, to treat (for a drink, meal or gift) 

  • To make a bluff, usually a large one. 

  • To bribe. 

  • To be equivalent to in value. 

  • To obtain, especially by some sacrifice. 

  • to accept as true; to believe 

noun
  • Something which is bought; a purchase. 

How often have the words barter and buy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )