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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

trade down en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To lose value on the stock exchange.
  2. To sell something and replace it with something cheaper.
  3. To exchange a higher selection in a player draft for a lower one.
    • Do the New England Patriots ever pass on trading down? 2020 April 23, Ken Belson, Ben Shpigel, “Full Round 1 2020 N.F.L. Picks and Analysis”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2020:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
trading down Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
traded down Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
traded down Tense=Past lexicographic
trades down Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Antonyms

trade up

Relateds

trade away · trade in · trade off