trade up

verb

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

Idioms and Phrases

see under trade down.

Example Sentences

Shares trade up 1.7% at 2,784 pence.

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Shares trade up 2% at 2,793 pence.

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At the Cheesy Toast Shack on the East Sands of St Andrews, the dry weather has been a boon for business, with trade up 30% compared with May last year.

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Maybe they were unsuccessful in attempts to trade up.

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Last year the Rams reportedly attempted to trade up to select tight end Brock Bowers, who was picked 13th by the Las Vegas Raiders.

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