trade-in

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trade-in

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Deverbal from trade in.

noun trade-ins

  1. property used as part payment for a new purchase
  2. a transaction including such payment The Alco design, although the least powerful of the three, claims an economy advantage in its use of a V-12 engine instead of the usual V-16; moreover, Alco offers excellent trade-in terms.

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@misc{trade_in_2026,
  title = {trade-in},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trade-in},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}