Don't Buy, Barter
A. Batering brings businesses flexibility when cash is tight.
1. barter v.i. and v.t. 以物易物; barter ecomony 以物易物的經濟
2. businesses n.[C] 這裡應指"許多小商店"
3. cash is tight 手頭很緊 ; a tight/struggling economy 經濟不景氣
B. I'd rather cater a hoilday party and get a couple of thousand of BizX dollars....
1. cater 準備(社交聚會)的宴席
C. A downside is that goods and services obtained are typically not discounted....
1. downside n. = drawback 負面 a negative aspect
D. Debits and credits of trade dollars are done electronically.
1. debit n.[C] 借東西的那一方; v. 借貸 debit sth (against/to sb/sth); debit sb/sth (with sth)
E. Even though discounts are not typically found through barter networks, members can still come out ahead [since they don't have to discount what they are selling].
1. (idiom) make a profit or succeed
F. They can open up the till...
1. till n. a machine which records sales in a shop, and in which money is kept
G. They are sill ahead of the game.
1. (idiom) to know more about the most recent developments in a particular subject or activity than the people or companies you are competing against
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