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trading down

trading down is the present participle and gerund 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...

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What is trading down the present participle and gerund of?
Trading down is the present participle and gerund of trade down.

Words near trading down in the dictionary

  1. trading cards
  2. trading curb
  3. trading curbs
  4. trading day
  5. trading days
  6. trading down
  7. trading estate
  8. trading estates
  9. trading floor
  10. trading floors
  11. trading halt

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