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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Stocks traded up Thursday morning on the heels of more economic data being released.
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Sean Conlon,alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Minnesota selected McCarthy with the 10th overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft and actually traded up to acquire him.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Customers are trading up to M&S with higher shopping frequencies, bigger basket sizes, and more favourable value and style perceptions.
—John Choong, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The team had a first-round grade on Scourton, and GM Dan Morgan liked him so much that the Panthers traded up for him in the second round of the draft.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
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Sean Conlon,alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Minnesota selected McCarthy with the 10th overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft and actually traded up to acquire him.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Customers are trading up to M&S with higher shopping frequencies, bigger basket sizes, and more favourable value and style perceptions.
—John Choong, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The team had a first-round grade on Scourton, and GM Dan Morgan liked him so much that the Panthers traded up for him in the second round of the draft.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Trade up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20up. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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