trade up
To gain value on the stock exchangeTo gain value on the stock exchange.
» In winter, unemployment in the building trade usually goes up drastically.
Im Winter nimmt die Arbeitslosenrate im Baugewerbe gewöhnlich drastisch zu. — cost
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3 sensesTo gain value on the stock exchange.
To sell something and replace it with something more expensive.
To exchange a lower selection in a player draft for a higher one.
Examples
1 sentencesIn winter, unemployment in the building trade usually goes up drastically.
deIm Winter nimmt die Arbeitslosenrate im Baugewerbe gewöhnlich drastisch zu. — cost
Forms
trades up, trading up, traded up, traded up| Base form | trade up · to trade up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | trades up |
| Present participle | trading up |
| Past simple | traded up |
| Past participle | traded up |
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.
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 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.