trade down
verb
traded down; trading down; trades down
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
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No shock, no blowout Walmart’s strong Q1 performance this year was driven by modest digital growth and grocery share gains, especially from higher-income shoppers trading down in an uncertain economy.
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Catherine Baab, Quartz, 19 May 2025
The contractors cited a rebound in demand for larger projects, with few worried about clients trading down to smaller jobs.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 6 May 2025
That was not the case, as the Browns traded down to the No. 5 pick and selected Mason Graham.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
The next steps Not long after, the Bears retreated from pick No. 109, trading down 23 spots and again changing their draft wallet, almost certainly because their Saturday morning best-case scenario for the backfield had disintegrated.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
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Catherine Baab, Quartz, 19 May 2025
The contractors cited a rebound in demand for larger projects, with few worried about clients trading down to smaller jobs.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 6 May 2025
That was not the case, as the Browns traded down to the No. 5 pick and selected Mason Graham.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
The next steps Not long after, the Bears retreated from pick No. 109, trading down 23 spots and again changing their draft wallet, almost certainly because their Saturday morning best-case scenario for the backfield had disintegrated.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Trade down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20down. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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