: 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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Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Target's car seat trade-in event is back with 20% off new car seats.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Paris, City of Pearls explores a mainstay of luxury jewellery that became emblematic of parisian style itself, thanks to trade in pearls between the Gulf region and France between the 1860s and 1930s.
—Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noun
However, buyers will get a $100 store credit with every Pixel 9a purchase, alongside taking advantage of enhanced trade-in pricing (although Google’s trade-in valuations are fairly tame).
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Target's car seat trade-in event is back with 20% off new car seats.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
Wiggins, who the Heat acquired from the Golden State Warriors in the Butler trade in February, totaled just 34 points on 11-of-31 (35.5 percent) shooting from the field through the first three games of the series.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Paris, City of Pearls explores a mainstay of luxury jewellery that became emblematic of parisian style itself, thanks to trade in pearls between the Gulf region and France between the 1860s and 1930s.
—Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Trade-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade-in. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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