trade up
To exchange something smaller or less expensive for something larger or more expensive. We just had our second child, so we are trading up to a larger car. After the promotion, Janet decided to trade up to a bigger house.
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trade up (to something)
to exchange a lower-level product for a specific higher-level product. I would like to trade up to a more luxurious model. I would like to trade up.
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trade up
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
trade up
v. To trade something for something else of greater value or price: The value of our house soared, which allowed us to trade up to a larger place.
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