Part exchange

Part exchange

Part exchange is a term that originated in the United Kingdom and refers to the swapping or bartering or exchange of goods or services. The exact definition for part exchange is "the exchange of resources or services for mutual advantage" and many believe this concept goes back to the start of mankind, it even operates in the animal and plant kingdoms. Barter or part exchange amongst humans pre-dates the use of even the earliest forms of money. One of the earliest forms known to us was the barter through the use of cattle – which included goats, sheep, camels and horses or any livestock that was used for produce or transport.

So successful is this form of interaction that bartering or part exchange is still very much in use today amongst all peoples from all regions. Governments and other organizations often find it easier to part exchange resources and services then to purchase outright, as do companies and individuals.

In fact the internet has given a whole new lease of life to part exchange, by removing the biggest original obstacles – distance and difficulty of finding suitable partners and, more importantly a trusted regulator or medium with whom to conduct the exchange.

Freecycle

The Freecycle Network is similar to part exchange but differs in that there is no requirement for the recipient of a good to give anything in exchange. However, since recipients are often donors as well, exchanges may take place over a period of time.


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  • part exchange — UK US noun [uncountable] british a method of buying something new such as a car by giving your old one as part of the payment for the new one in part exchange: They offered to take my old car in part exchange. Thesaurus: describing ways of buying …   Useful english dictionary

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  • part-exchange — ˌpart exˈchange noun [countable, uncountable] COMMERCE a way of buying a new car, television etc in which you give the seller your old car etc as part of the payment, or a car etc given as part of the payment for something new; = trade in AmE: •… …   Financial and business terms

  • part exchange — part ex change n [U and C] BrE a way of buying a new car, television etc in which you give your old car, television etc as part of the payment American Equivalent: trade in ▪ The company takes the buyer s property in part exchange …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • part exchange — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a transaction in which an article that one already owns is given as part of the payment for a more expensive one, with the balance in money …   English terms dictionary

  • part exchange — also part exchange N UNCOUNT: oft in N If you give an old item in part exchange for something you are buying, the seller accepts the old item as part of the payment, so you do not have to give them as much money. [BRIT] Electrical retailers will… …   English dictionary

  • part exchange — Brit. noun a method of buying something in which an article that one already owns is given as part of the payment for another, more expensive, article. verb (part exchange) give or take in part exchange …   English new terms dictionary

  • part exchange — UK / US noun [uncountable] British a method of buying something new such as a car by giving your old one as part of the payment for the new one in part exchange: They offered to take my old car in part exchange …   English dictionary

  • part exchange — /ˌpɑ:t ɪks tʃeɪndʒ/ noun the act of giving an old product as part of the payment for a new one ● to take a car in part exchange …   Marketing dictionary in english

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