"trade down" meaning in All languages combined

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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 formed with "down", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 23 16 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 61 24 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 23 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 24 14 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

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        "To lose value on the stock exchange."
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        "(finance) To lose value on the stock exchange."
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        "To sell something and replace it with something cheaper."
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          "text": "Do the New England Patriots ever pass on trading down?",
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        "To exchange a higher selection in a player draft for a lower one."
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        "(sports) To exchange a higher selection in a player draft for a lower one."
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        "(finance) To lose value on the stock exchange."
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        "To exchange a higher selection in a player draft for a lower one."
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