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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The world's largest cryptocurrency was trading down 0.7% at $108,903 by 7 a.m. ET.
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Aditya Soni, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Shares of the company were trading down 4% at around 1 p.m. London time.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Cigna shares were trading down just below 1% in mid-morning activity.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 22 May 2025
Lewis figures that a weak economy and tariff-driven price increases at both companies will force shoppers to trade down.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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Aditya Soni, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Shares of the company were trading down 4% at around 1 p.m. London time.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Cigna shares were trading down just below 1% in mid-morning activity.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 22 May 2025
Lewis figures that a weak economy and tariff-driven price increases at both companies will force shoppers to trade down.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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“Trade down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20down. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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