Is it still a direct barter trade?

这还算是一种直接的易货贸易吗？

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As a generally accepted medium of exchange, money rules out the need for barter, the direct exchange of one item for another.

因为一般人都把金钱当然交易媒介，这就不必再进行物物交换了，即不必再以一种商品去交换另一种商品了。

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A medium of exchange. As a generally accepted medium of exchange, money rules out the need for barter, the direct exchange of one item for another.

作为一个被广泛接受的交换中介，货币消除了以货易货，即一个物品与另一物品直接交换。

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