: 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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Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Subsidies boost appliances Helping boost sales this Singles Day are China’s subsidies for trade-ins of home appliances, launched in late July.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Time to trade in her pink convertible for a baby stroller!
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Google has also boosted trade-in prices when buying a Pixel 9 handset.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Subsidies boost appliances Helping boost sales this Singles Day are China’s subsidies for trade-ins of home appliances, launched in late July.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
Next, Pickford wondered about the Modena—a grand English ship named after Mary of Modena, the wife of King James II—which traded in Asia for the East India Company.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Time to trade in her pink convertible for a baby stroller!
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Trade-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade-in. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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