trade down

安いものに買い替える

持っている物を売り、同じ種類のもっと安い物を買うこと。

やさしい英語で： To sell something you own and buy a cheaper thing of the same kind.

• We need to trade down.
• They traded down to a smaller house to save money.
• Would you trade down to a cheaper car?

使い方： trade down to something (We traded down to a smaller car.)

類義語： downsize

反対語： trade up

よく使う表現： trade down again, trade down financially

値下がりする、下落する

株式市場で、それまでより安い値段で売買されること。

やさしい英語で： To be bought and sold at a lower price on the stock market.

• The shares traded down today.
• Bank stocks were trading down after the announcement.
• The company traded down by five percent during the morning.

使い方： trade down by an amount (The shares traded down by two percent.)

類義語： fall, decline

反対語： rise

よく使う表現： trade down sharply, trade down slightly

下位の指名権と交換する

選手を早く選べる権利を、通常は何かを追加で得て、後の指名権と交換すること。

やさしい英語で： To exchange an earlier chance to choose a new sports player for a later chance, usually gaining something extra.

• The team decided to trade down.
• They traded down and gained an extra draft pick.
• Will the club trade down in the first round?

使い方： trade down from A to B (The team traded down from the third pick to the seventh.)

反対語： trade up

よく使う表現： trade down again, trade down strategically