: 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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Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
This excludes trade-ins toward new purchases of Teslas.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Andrew Evers,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2025
Ninety minutes before the start of trade in New York, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down nearly 1,500 points, or 3.6%.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The car fetched $18,000 as a trade-in, well below the original sales price of around $40,000.
—Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
This excludes trade-ins toward new purchases of Teslas.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Verb
Meanwhile, existing Tesla owners have been trading in their EVs at record levels, according to data from Edmunds.
—Andrew Evers,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2025
Ninety minutes before the start of trade in New York, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down nearly 1,500 points, or 3.6%.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Trade-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade-in. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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