: an item of merchandise (such as an automobile or refrigerator) taken as payment or part payment for a purchase
traded in; trading in; trades in
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: to turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase or bill
trade the old car in on a new one
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Shoppers can select trim, color, and interior features, then get a valuation on their current vehicle to estimate a trade-in price.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
Trefis Team, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Gleb Savchenko is trading in his Dancing shoes for cowboy boots — and not much else.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Noun
China in July had announced allocation of 300 billion yuan ($41.5 billion) in ultra-long special government bonds to support the trade-in and equipment upgrade policy, in a bid to bolster consumer demand.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Shoppers can select trim, color, and interior features, then get a valuation on their current vehicle to estimate a trade-in price.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
Oil has been trading in a tight range this year and broadly congested between $69-$91 per barrel on worries that supplies will exceed demand.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Gleb Savchenko is trading in his Dancing shoes for cowboy boots — and not much else.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Trade-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade-in. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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