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trade-in

an allowance made by a supplier to a customer against the price of a good when the customer simultaneously trades in an older version of the good. As such, trade-ins are a form of price DISCOUNT offered to customers to induce them to buy.

trade-in

The practice of a developer purchasing a buyer's existing home in order to facilitate purchase of one in the developer's new subdivision. Industry groups have asked the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for exemption of the practice from the FHA antiflipping regulations that deny FHA insurance if a house is purchased and then resold within 90 days,but HUD has been resistant to the idea.

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Letting go of any car is an emotional experience one in 10 people said the emotions were the hardest part of their last trade-ins.

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Meanwhile, Apple CEO Tim Cook didn't dispel the rumours and said that he was not opposed to the in-store trade-ins idea.

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com), a leader in consumer electronics upgrades and trade-ins, announces a special promotion to provide double rewards through its recently launched Refer-A-Friend program.

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NextWorth Extends Dates for iPhone Trade-In Quotes

Used-car buyers have been unable to obtain titles for their vehicles because of the dealership's inability to pay off the trade-in liens, court records show.

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There's a large amount of untapped trade-in value for unused iPods, and we want to inform people so they can take advantage of it.

NextWorth Announces Holiday iPod[TM] Trade In Promotion

This is the first time Target has locked in trade-in values prior to product availability.

Target Offers In-Store Price Lock for iPhone Trade-Ins Nationwide through NextWorth

The expansion of Target's Electronics Trade-in service comes at a time when parents are really looking to save on back-to-school purchases," said Nik Nayar, vice president of Merchandising, Target.

Target Expands Electronics Trade-in Service in Time for Back-to-School Savings

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NextWorth Trade-In Program Provides Apple iPhoneTM Owners a Free Upgrade to iPhone 4TM

Trade-In Loyalty < < Make Q1 2010 < < Q1 2009 Q1 2010 vs.

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com, in the months before "Cash for Clunkers" launched, 39 percent of new car sales involved a trade-in.

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