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Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

byttehandelen

English translation:

trade-off exchange; barter agreement (in the ordinary context)

Added to glossary by Charlesp
Jun 5, 2017 16:28
6 yrs ago
Norwegian term

byttehandelen

Norwegian to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
Two companies enter into a byttehandelen, where there is an exchange between them.
Proposed translations (English)
3 trade-off
4 +1 barter exchange
3 barter deal
3 exchange agreement
Change log

Jun 6, 2017 17:35: Charlesp changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/89240">Charlesp's</a> old entry - "byttehandelen "" to ""trade-off exchange""

Discussion

Jenny Scott Jun 6, 2017:
Thanks Charles You're right, my suggestion needed that 'exchange' on the end of it.
Charlesp (asker) Jun 6, 2017:
#Jenny Scott Yes, excellent idea. A "quid pro quo exchange"
Charlesp (asker) Jun 6, 2017:
# Per excellent comment (both of them; the serious one and the other one)!
Per Bergvall Jun 6, 2017:
Agree that kisses and hugs have value. If we are talking monetary value, that value may drop steeply according to location - or body parts. Where is the moderator when you need one?
Christopher Schröder Jun 6, 2017:
Everything has a value, Per :-)
Per Bergvall Jun 6, 2017:
Again, if not goods or services.... For the word byttehandel to be appropriate, the exchange must involve something of tangible or intangible value, sufficiently so to be weighed against each other. You can exchange hugs and kisses with smiles and compliments, but this does not qualify as handel or trade. Call it whatever you like, but without values involved, there is no 'handel'.
Jenny Scott Jun 6, 2017:
quid pro quo If not referring to goods or services, could it be a type of 'quid pro quo'?
Per Bergvall Jun 5, 2017:
If not goods or services... ... it may be something like shares or ownerships. If the word barter troubles you, this kind of byttehandel may be termed just an exchange (of whatever commodity it is).
Christopher Schröder Jun 5, 2017:
Old Chinese proverb: Be less cagey, get better advice!
Charlesp (asker) Jun 5, 2017:
I perhaps should add here, I am referring to an exchange not related to goods or services.

Proposed translations

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trade-off

Could this be what you need?
Note from asker:
Could actually be. I am aware of the "barter" alternative, but that isn't what I am looking for. As barter means, in my opinion, the exchange of good (or services) with no money changing hands, and here I am referring to an exchange not related to goods or services.
You've got the points; however what I did settle on is "trade-off exchange agreement" (doesn't exist in Google, but it will...)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks everyone for your contributions. It has ALL been a great help! "
4 mins

barter deal

Or how about this?
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+1
10 mins

barter exchange

Byttehandel means to exchange services or goods against other services or goods, ie. not against payment. ByttehandelEN is just the definite form - THE barter exchange.
Note from asker:
I agree entirely, and I would call it a barter. However in the source text (a newspaper article), the journalist uses the term for something else. So it isn't a barter.
Peer comment(s):
agree Michele Fauble
34 mins
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16 hrs

exchange agreement

This avoids the use of "barter" and doesn't specify your mysterious(!) entities being exchanged.



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Note added at 18 hrs (2017-06-06 10:44:47 GMT)
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"Trade-off exchange agreement" sounds a bit wordy but only you can judge whether it fits the context, Charles.
Example sentence:

The two companies entered into an exchange agreement.

Reference:

http://www.agreements.org/exchange-agreement.html/

Note from asker:
I agree, and I would use this term; however an "exchange agreement" has a special meaning in legal English. And it doesn't match "byttehandelen" when doing a reverse translation. So that is a quandry. Thanks for your contribution to resolving the puzzle. How about a "trade-off exchange agreement"?
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