: 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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Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2025
Cox Automotive anticipates average transaction prices — the prices customers pay after trade-ins and discounts are applied to the MSRP — will rise 4% to 8% by year-end.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
But when he was dealt in February in one of the most shocking trades in NBA history — a blockbuster that sent, among others, Lakers big man Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks — Dončić's body became a topic of conversation.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 30 July 2025
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Noun
The reels were donated by Bass Pro Shops in Rogers after their reel upgrade trade-in event.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2025
Cox Automotive anticipates average transaction prices — the prices customers pay after trade-ins and discounts are applied to the MSRP — will rise 4% to 8% by year-end.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
The national baseball media had Cease traded in both March and the past two weeks.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
But when he was dealt in February in one of the most shocking trades in NBA history — a blockbuster that sent, among others, Lakers big man Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks — Dončić's body became a topic of conversation.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 30 July 2025
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“Trade-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade-in. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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