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

Shares trade up 1.1% to 19.09 euros.

From The Wall Street Journal

For automakers, a lower-priced sedan can also be an entry point for consumers who later trade up to pricier models.

From The Wall Street Journal

The announcement seemed to breathe a bit of life into some names of the AI trade: shares of Microsoft regained their losses from earlier in the day to trade up 0.3%.

From MarketWatch

Shares trade up 1.8% at 63.8 euros.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shares trade up 1.6% at 34.61 pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal