: 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
2
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
The new iPhone models, Jim said, are great bargains because customers can combine trade-in value with incentives from cell providers like Verizon .
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Ryan Helsley Gregory Soto Tyler Rogers Cedric Mullins All four of the Mets’ trade deadline acquisitions are ineligible to receive the QO because they were traded in-season.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
What is Target's car seat trade-in event?
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
The new iPhone models, Jim said, are great bargains because customers can combine trade-in value with incentives from cell providers like Verizon .
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
Today, 96% of our daily volume trades in New York, only 4% trades in London.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Ryan Helsley Gregory Soto Tyler Rogers Cedric Mullins All four of the Mets’ trade deadline acquisitions are ineligible to receive the QO because they were traded in-season.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Trade-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade-in. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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