Hurry up with a German car deal, perhaps

• Vehicle collecting editor on way back or one used in transaction?
• Part-exchanged item

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Your old computer isn't going to be worth much as a trade-in . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Next came mortgage buy-downs, trade-ins of existing homes and extra landscaping. ▪ Nothing unusual in that, except that his trade-in ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an item of property that is given in part payment for a new one

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 property used as part payment for a new purchase 2 a transaction including such payment

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1917, in reference to used cars, from verbal phrase, from trade (v.) + in (adv.).

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
trade-in \trade-in\ n. 1. an item of property, such as an automobile, that is given in part payment for a new one.