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

The Chargers liked Georgia receiver Ladd McConkey enough to trade up this spring and draft him near the top of the second round.

From Los Angeles Times

Shares sank by as much as 14 percent at one point before steadily recovering to trade up by about 1 percent in premarket trading on Friday.

From New York Times

It’s also known they explored options to trade up, possibly with a QB in mind, though it’s not thought they made any specific offers.

From Seattle Times

Las Vegas would have to trade up from No. 13 to get Daniels.

From Seattle Times

Based on recent history, plenty more first-round picks should change hands on Thursday night with teams either looking to move up a spot or two for a specific player, or make a bigger investment with future picks to trade up for a franchise quarterback.

From Seattle Times