trade up/down
— phrasal verb with trade uk/treɪd/us/treɪd/verb
to buy something, usually a house or car, that is of higher or lower value than the one you already have:
Financial advisers warn against trading up to a larger home unless you are sure you can afford it.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Buying
- acquisitiveness
- approval
- bid
- bidding war
- bite
- brand loyalty
- bulk-buy
- import
- kick the tires idiom
- load up on sth
- money-off
- on the slate idiom
- order form
- order sth in
- over the counter idiom
- send out for sth
- shop around
- shopaholic
- shopping
- stock up
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