trade down

verb

traded down; trading down; trades down

intransitive verb

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

Examples of trade down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Intel’s shares traded down nearly 2% in premarket trading, returning some losses after the stock fell more than 5% in the minutes after Trump’s social media post. —Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025

As Apple’s stock trades down double digits since the start of the year, market onlookers are hoping its next earnings call will show strength and dispel doubts about Tim Cook’s leadership. —Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 16 July 2025

General manager Kevin Cheveldayoff had thought about trading down from 28th to acquire more draft capital. —Murat Ates, New York Times, 29 June 2025

Spain's benchmark stock index extended its losses after Trump's remarks, trading down 1.5%. —Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for trade down

• chinatown
• tumbledown
• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown