trade in
To give a piece of merchandise as part of the payment or trade for something newTo give a piece of merchandise as part of the payment or trade for something new.
» I traded in my car for a new one.
Я обменял свою машину на новую с доплатой. — soniamiku
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1 sensesTo give a piece of merchandise as part of the payment or trade for something new.
in Zahlung geben
turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase
Examples
32 sentencesI traded in my car for a new one.
ruЯ обменял свою машину на новую с доплатой. — soniamiku
I traded in my old car for a new one.
He recently traded in his jeep for a new Mercedes.
Foreign trade brings in a large income.
I'd like to engage in foreign trade in the future.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
trades in, trading in, traded in, traded in| Base form | trade in · to trade in |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | trades in |
| Present participle | trading in |
| Past simple | traded in |
| Past participle | traded in |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- trade upTo gain value on the stock exchange.
- trade offTo choose (something) in exchange for something else, where having both at once is not an available option.
- trade inTo give a piece of merchandise as part of the payment or trade for something new.
- trade downTo lose value on the stock exchange.
- trade awayTo relinquish, to yield.
Synonyms
1 synonyms- turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase:trade
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.