"trade up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: trades up [present, singular, third-person], trading up [participle, present], traded up [participle, past], traded up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} trade up (third-person singular simple present trades up, present participle trading up, simple past and past participle traded up)
  1. (finance) To gain value on the stock exchange. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-trade_up-en-verb-1Su0UH8q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 8 20 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 66 14 20 Topics: business, finance
  2. To sell something and replace it with something more expensive.
    Sense id: en-trade_up-en-verb-68G5VobQ
  3. (sports) To exchange a lower selection in a player draft for a higher one. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-trade_up-en-verb-sqWfDIIg 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 up meaning in All languages combined (2.5kB)

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