trade up

British  

verb

1. (intr, adverb) to sell a small or relatively inexpensive house, car, etc, and replace it with a larger or more expensive one

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trade up Idioms  

1. see under trade down.

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Example Sentences

For the labor market writ large, moving from job to job allows workers to “trade up” to higher-paying employers and thus higher earnings.

From MarketWatch

Moving from job to job allows workers to trade up to higher-paying employers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Moving from job to job allows workers to trade up to higher-paying employers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Moving from job to job allows workers to trade up to higher-paying employers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Moving from job to job allows workers to trade up to higher-paying employers.

From The Wall Street Journal