"trade down" meaning in All languages combined

See trade down on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: trades down [present, singular, third-person], trading down [participle, present], traded down [participle, past], traded down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} trade down (third-person singular simple present trades down, present participle trading down, simple past and past participle traded down)
  1. (finance) To lose value on the stock exchange. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-trade_down-en-verb-5qv98RTS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 23 17 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (down): 59 22 19 Topics: business, finance
  2. To sell something and replace it with something cheaper.
    Sense id: en-trade_down-en-verb-kqdGTFlg
  3. (sports) To exchange a higher selection in a player draft for a lower one. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-trade_down-en-verb-uyuvrR1u Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: trade away, trade in, trade off

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for trade down meaning in All languages combined (2.4kB)

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