English / proverb
Fair Exchange Is No Robbery
MEANING IN ENGLISH
When two people voluntarily agree to an exchange or trade of equal worth, neither party has cheated or been wronged.
In context
01
I traded my spare camera body for his prime macro lens, and we both shook hands agreeing that fair exchange is no robbery.
02
Paying a substantial price for hand-stitched boots that endure for fifteen years is justified because fair exchange is no robbery.
Synonyms
equitable trade,win-win transaction,honest barter
Antonyms
highway robbery,rip-off,unequal bargain
Collocations
agree that fair exchange is no robbery,consider fair exchange is no robbery,declare fair exchange is no robbery