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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Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was also trading up 1.28% in early trading.
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Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
In 2017, the Chiefs traded up in the first round to land their quarterback of the future.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were trading up 11 points, near the flatline.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Golden State can trade up to four first-round picks, plus multiple first-round pick swaps, spanning the next seven NBA drafts, per Bobby Marks of ESPN.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
In 2017, the Chiefs traded up in the first round to land their quarterback of the future.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were trading up 11 points, near the flatline.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Golden State can trade up to four first-round picks, plus multiple first-round pick swaps, spanning the next seven NBA drafts, per Bobby Marks of ESPN.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trade up
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“Trade up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20up. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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