I traded my car off.
•I traded off my old car for a new one.
2. Fig. to sacrifice something in an exchange. •You may end up trading job security off for more money.
•Don't trade off your job security.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
trade something off (against something) — ˌtrade sthˈoff (against/for sth) derived to balance two things or situations that are opposed to each other • They were attempting to trade off inflation against unemployment. related noun ↑trade off Main entry: ↑tradederived … Useful english dictionary
trade something off (for something) — ˌtrade sthˈoff (against/for sth) derived to balance two things or situations that are opposed to each other • They were attempting to trade off inflation against unemployment. related noun ↑trade off Main entry: ↑tradederived … Useful english dictionary
trade something off — exchange something of value, especially as part of a compromise. → trade … English new terms dictionary
trade something off — exchange something of value, esp. as part of a compromise the government traded off economic advantages for political gains … Useful english dictionary
trade sth off — UK US trade sth off Phrasal Verb with trade({{}}/treɪd/ verb ► to accept something bad in order to have something good: trade sth off for sth »They are uneasy with trading off future revenue for easy cash now … Financial and business terms
touch something off — 1 he touched off two of the bombs: DETONATE, set off, trigger, explode. 2 the plan touched off a major political storm: CAUSE, spark off, trigger (off), start … Useful english dictionary
Trade — A verbal (or electronic) transaction involving one party buying a security from another party. Once a trade is consummated, it is considered done or final. Settlement occurs 1 5 business days later. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I … Financial and business terms
trade — An oral (or electronic) transaction involving one party buying a security from another party. Once a trade is consummated, it is considered done or final. settlement occurs 1 5 business days later. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary A trade is a deal … Financial and business terms
trade — noun 1》 the buying and selling of goods and services. ↘N. Amer. (in sport) a transfer. 2》 a job requiring manual skills and special training. 3》 (the trade) [treated as sing. or plural] a particular area of business. ↘dated, chiefly… … English new terms dictionary
trade — trade1 W1S3 [treıd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(buying/selling)¦ 2 the hotel/tourist etc trade 3¦(amount of business)¦ 4¦(an exchange of things)¦ 5 the trade 6¦(job/work)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Low German; Origin: course, way, track ] … Dictionary of contemporary English
trade — 1 /treId/ noun 1 BUYING/SELLING (U) the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods within a country or between countries: There has been a marked increase in trade between East and West. | the arms trade (=the buying and selling of weapons) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
