trade down
verb
traded down; trading down; trades down
1
: to trade something in (such as an automobile) for something less expensive or valuable of its kind
2
: to stock or purchase lower-priced items : economize
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The carmaker’s shares traded down 4.8% as of 1:20 p.m. Tuesday in New York.
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Tesla Inc shares are currently trading down about 5.2% on the day.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The 2-year yield, meanwhile, traded down less than 2 basis points to 3.725%.
—Sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Per Marc Stein of The Stein Line, Philadelphia is still considered likely to prefer to remain in the lottery even if the team does trade down from the No. 3 selection, as the Sixers are still hoping to add a talented young player to their current roster.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Tesla Inc shares are currently trading down about 5.2% on the day.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The 2-year yield, meanwhile, traded down less than 2 basis points to 3.725%.
—Sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Per Marc Stein of The Stein Line, Philadelphia is still considered likely to prefer to remain in the lottery even if the team does trade down from the No. 3 selection, as the Sixers are still hoping to add a talented young player to their current roster.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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“Trade down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20down. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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