: 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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Eunice Yoon,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Mint will give you another $200 off for a trade-in, bringing your total savings to $600.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Iran and Pakistan share a long border with each other and vast trade in energy and commercial goods.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Measures to support consumption have focused on trade-in subsidies and incremental increases to social welfare.
—Eunice Yoon,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Mint will give you another $200 off for a trade-in, bringing your total savings to $600.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
Fertilizer Roughly one-third of global seaborne trade in fertilizer passes through the Strait of Hormuz, though some types depend on the route far more than others, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTD).
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Iran and Pakistan share a long border with each other and vast trade in energy and commercial goods.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Trade-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade-in. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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