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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Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were trading up 11 points, near the flatline.
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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
Give Grier credit for trading up for Howard.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
The Panthers famously traded up with the Pittsburgh Steelers to select Johnson in the third round of the 2023 draft.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
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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
Give Grier credit for trading up for Howard.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
The Panthers famously traded up with the Pittsburgh Steelers to select Johnson in the third round of the 2023 draft.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Trade up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20up. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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