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trade association
trade barrier
trade book
trade creation
trade cycle
trade deficit
trade discount
trade diversion
trade down
trade dress
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trade gap
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trade-in allowance
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trade down
trade down


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
buy something cheaper: to sell something large or expensive and buy something smaller or less expensive in its place
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