trade up
verb
traded up; trading up; trades up
1
: to trade in (something, such as an automobile) for something more expensive or valuable of its kind
2
: to stock or purchase higher-priced items
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Alphabet Inc shares are currently trading up about 4.6% on the day.
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Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Tesla shares had briefly risen 3.3% on the comments but later pared gains to trade up about 1%.
—Andrew Mills, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Pandora shares were trading up 2.3% by 1:55 p.m. London time.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 7 May 2025
Getting an elite talent (Abdul Carter) in that slot and still getting the draft’s next quarterback later (Jaxson Dart at No. 25, after trading up) was seen as a victory for the process.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Tesla shares had briefly risen 3.3% on the comments but later pared gains to trade up about 1%.
—Andrew Mills, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Pandora shares were trading up 2.3% by 1:55 p.m. London time.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 7 May 2025
Getting an elite talent (Abdul Carter) in that slot and still getting the draft’s next quarterback later (Jaxson Dart at No. 25, after trading up) was seen as a victory for the process.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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“Trade up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20up. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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