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to trade down
01
to buy a less expensive or lower-quality item, usually because of budget constraints or personal preference
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
down
Base verb
trade
Present tense
trade down
3rd person singular
trades down
Present participle
trading down
Past simple
traded down
Past participle
traded down
Examples
After losing his job, he had to trade down to a cheaper car.
