trade up
verb
traded up; trading up; trades up
1
: to trade in (something, such as an automobile) for something more expensive or valuable of its kind
2
: to stock or purchase higher-priced items
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Shares of Uber briefly turned negative on the news and were trading up less than 1% as of 12:57 p.m. in New York.
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
With Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum, home prices are poised to elevate further, creating a challenging environment for those looking to enter the market or trade up.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2025
New Orleans, which traded up to select Baun, had good reason to play him on the outside.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index traded up 3.48% in its final hour, extending gains from the previous session.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
With Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum, home prices are poised to elevate further, creating a challenging environment for those looking to enter the market or trade up.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2025
New Orleans, which traded up to select Baun, had good reason to play him on the outside.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index traded up 3.48% in its final hour, extending gains from the previous session.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Trade up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20up. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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