: 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
1
: to turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase or bill
trade the old car in on a new one
2
Examples of trade-in in a Sentence
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IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
Click here for more information on how the trade-in process works.
—Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
What stores participate in the Target car seat trade-in program?
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Apr. 2024
An iPhone 14 Plus in good condition would get you that trade-in value, for instance.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
In a new report, the car-shopping website found that 1 out of 5 new-vehicle sales that involved a trade-in were upside-down in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared with 17.7 percent in the last quarter for 2022 and 14.9 percent in the same period for 2021.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
While trade-in have only been possible through stores, Carhartt will begin accepting mail-in products.
—Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Since October, the company has sent out high-value vouchers to YouTube Premium subscribers to use when buying the Pixel 8, upped its trade-in prices and given $100 store credit coupons to random Google Photos users.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Dealers bought most of the remainder from trade-ins.
—Kristin Broughton, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2023
Patrick Frater, Variety, 14 May 2024
While it will always be remembered for the lyrical quirk about how working too hard can give you a heart attack (ack ack ack ack ack) and trading in a Chevy for a Cadillac (ack ack ack ack ack), the song underscores Joel’s ability to be playful and clever.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
In fact the data revealed a 23% surge in students studying construction trades in 2023 compared to 2022, as well as a 7% increase in HVAC and vehicle maintenance and repair programs.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 7 May 2024
With few better alternatives, money flowed into Chinese funds that traded in gold, and many young people took to collecting beans in tiny quantities.
—Claire Fu, New York Times, 5 May 2024
The apron also comes in dozens of pretty colors and fun patterns — Grandma won’t have to be convinced to trade in her old apron for this stunner.
—Lizzy Briskin, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
Representing nearly 90,000 wineries across 36 regions, the Wine Origins Alliance has worked to protect wine place names as well as to eliminate the all tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade in wine.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
He was acquired in a trade in which Rays ace Tyler Glasnow was dealt to the Dodgers.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Just outside the doors of a nondescript grocery, a goblin market trades in mythical weapons and pumpkin spice lattes.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
Noun
Experts say the law, along with a trade-in program for sketchy uncertified bikes, is a national wake-up call that’s driving dubious players from the market.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
Click here for more information on how the trade-in process works.
—Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
What stores participate in the Target car seat trade-in program?
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Apr. 2024
An iPhone 14 Plus in good condition would get you that trade-in value, for instance.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
In a new report, the car-shopping website found that 1 out of 5 new-vehicle sales that involved a trade-in were upside-down in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared with 17.7 percent in the last quarter for 2022 and 14.9 percent in the same period for 2021.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
While trade-in have only been possible through stores, Carhartt will begin accepting mail-in products.
—Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Since October, the company has sent out high-value vouchers to YouTube Premium subscribers to use when buying the Pixel 8, upped its trade-in prices and given $100 store credit coupons to random Google Photos users.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Dealers bought most of the remainder from trade-ins.
—Kristin Broughton, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2023
Verb
The shares, traded in ADR form in New York, closed Monday at $76.15, some 20% off their 12-month high.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 14 May 2024
While it will always be remembered for the lyrical quirk about how working too hard can give you a heart attack (ack ack ack ack ack) and trading in a Chevy for a Cadillac (ack ack ack ack ack), the song underscores Joel’s ability to be playful and clever.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
In fact the data revealed a 23% surge in students studying construction trades in 2023 compared to 2022, as well as a 7% increase in HVAC and vehicle maintenance and repair programs.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 7 May 2024
With few better alternatives, money flowed into Chinese funds that traded in gold, and many young people took to collecting beans in tiny quantities.
—Claire Fu, New York Times, 5 May 2024
The apron also comes in dozens of pretty colors and fun patterns — Grandma won’t have to be convinced to trade in her old apron for this stunner.
—Lizzy Briskin, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
Representing nearly 90,000 wineries across 36 regions, the Wine Origins Alliance has worked to protect wine place names as well as to eliminate the all tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade in wine.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
He was acquired in a trade in which Rays ace Tyler Glasnow was dealt to the Dodgers.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Just outside the doors of a nondescript grocery, a goblin market trades in mythical weapons and pumpkin spice lattes.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
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