: 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
1
: 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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Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
The proceeds will also be directed toward equipment upgrades and consumer goods trade-in programs.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Gold futures traded in New York have soared almost 71% this year, on pace for their best annual gain in 46 years.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
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Noun
This fall, the air board shuttered the entire program and shifted the remaining $18 million in e-bike funds to a car trade-in program.
—Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
The proceeds will also be directed toward equipment upgrades and consumer goods trade-in programs.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
Verb
Arizona traded in a white Christmas for a wet Christmas this year, as rainfall swept across the Valley and reached up north to Flagstaff.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Gold futures traded in New York have soared almost 71% this year, on pace for their best annual gain in 46 years.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Trade-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade-in. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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