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traded down

traded down is the simple past and past participle of trade down.

Meaning of trade down

Verb

trade down (third-person singular simple present trades down, present participle trading down, simple past and past participle traded down)

  1. To lose value on the stock exchange.
  2. To sell something and replace it with something cheaper.
  3. To exchange a higher selection in a player draft for a lower one.
    • Do the New England Patriots ever pass on trading down?2020 April 23, Ken Belson, Ben Shpigel, “Full Round 1 2020 N.F.L. Picks and Analysis”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...

Questions about traded down

What is traded down the simple past and past participle of?
Traded down is the simple past and past participle of trade down.

Words near traded down in the dictionary

  1. tradeables
  2. tradecraft
  3. tradecrafts
  4. traded
  5. traded away
  6. traded down
  7. traded hands
  8. traded in
  9. traded off
  10. traded paint
  11. traded places

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