: 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
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
By comparison, less than 52.1 million shares were traded in an average trading day over the past month.
—Jesse Pound,samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 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
Pivetta first arrived in Boston via trade in 2020 that sent him from the Philadelphia Phillies to Boston along with Connor Seabold, in exchange for relievers Brandon Workman and Heath Hembree.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
By comparison, less than 52.1 million shares were traded in an average trading day over the past month.
—Jesse Pound,samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Trade-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade-in. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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