- trade up (to something)
- trade up (to something)to exchange a lower-level product for a specific higher-level product. •
I would like to trade up to a more luxurious model.
•I would like to trade up.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
trade up (to something)
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trade — ► NOUN 1) the buying and selling of goods and services. 2) a commercial activity of a particular kind: the tourist trade. 3) a job requiring manual skills and special training. 4) (the trade) (treated as sing. or pl. ) the people engaged in a… … English terms dictionary
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trade-off — ˈtrade off noun [countable] a balance between two situations in order to get an acceptable result: • The legal restrictions will remain as a trade off for allowing interstate investment. * * * trade off UK US /ˈtreɪdɒf/ noun [C, usually singular] … Financial and business terms
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trade in — (something) to return something as part of a payment for something similar. I traded in my wonderful little sports car for a much more practical van. The store wouldn t give me a refund on the camera, but they offered to let me trade it in. Usage … New idioms dictionary
trade barrier — ˈtrade ˌbarrier noun [countable] another name for barrier to trade * * * Artificial restraint on the free exchange of goods and services between countries, usually in the form of tariffs, subsidies, quotas or exchange controls. * * * trade… … Financial and business terms
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-off — trade ,off noun count the fact that you can only have one of two things, or the degree to which you can have both: the trade off between efficiency and quality a. an agreement to do something if someone else does something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trade on something — trade on (something) to use something for your own advantage. The mayoral candidate ran the kind of campaign that trades on most people s fear of crime. George traded upon his family s powerful connections … New idioms dictionary
trade secret — trade secrets 1) N COUNT A trade secret is information that is known, used, and kept secret by a particular firm, for example about a method of production or a chemical process. The nature of the polymer is currently a trade secret. 2) N COUNT A… … English dictionary
