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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Bailey got picked sixth by the Utah Jazz, so there could have been an opportunity for Charlotte to possibly flip Bailey for more assets, trade down to another spot and still select Knueppel.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
Miller described this as a selective abundance approach, where people with means will spend abundantly on things that have special worth and save abundantly, i.e. trade down, in purchases that are substitutable or replaceable.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The Patriots traded down twice, adding a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2026 fourth-round pick, before selecting Wilson.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2025
If the Browns hadn't traded down, that could've happened.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
Miller described this as a selective abundance approach, where people with means will spend abundantly on things that have special worth and save abundantly, i.e. trade down, in purchases that are substitutable or replaceable.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The Patriots traded down twice, adding a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2026 fourth-round pick, before selecting Wilson.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2025
If the Browns hadn't traded down, that could've happened.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Trade down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20down. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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