trade down
verb
traded down; trading down; trades down
1
: to trade something in (such as an automobile) for something less expensive or valuable of its kind
2
: to stock or purchase lower-priced items : economize
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The Vikings are happy to trade down as a team with only four picks in this year's draft.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Shares of SoftBank were last seen trading down about 2% on Thursday.
—Jordan Novet,dylan Butts, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
Ideally, those big defencemen are drafted with the extra picks acquired from trading down when the BPA didn’t fit the team’s needs.
—Murat Ates, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The company’s confident outlook sent RH shares soaring more than 17 percent in Friday trading, outperforming the NYSE index, which traded down 0.17 percent midday.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Shares of SoftBank were last seen trading down about 2% on Thursday.
—Jordan Novet,dylan Butts, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
Ideally, those big defencemen are drafted with the extra picks acquired from trading down when the BPA didn’t fit the team’s needs.
—Murat Ates, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The company’s confident outlook sent RH shares soaring more than 17 percent in Friday trading, outperforming the NYSE index, which traded down 0.17 percent midday.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Trade down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20down. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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