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The phrase "are traded for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts involving exchanges or transactions, particularly in finance or commerce.
Example: "In the stock market, shares of one company are traded for shares of another company."
Alternatives: "are exchanged for" or "are swapped for".
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Thus, both privacy and security are traded for convenience.
— where merchandise and services are traded for publicity and advertising?
Unattractive boots with excellent traction are traded for sexier boots with questionable soles.
CONS: Quiet and high ceilings are traded for lack of view and diminished light.
Again, short-term benefits to the economy and oil-companies, respectively, are traded for long-term problems.
Endorsements are traded for preferment in future shadow cabinet appointments or favour in elections to select committees.
Similar(19)
Heated accusations were traded for weeks.
Essentially, then, Noles was traded for himself.
I was traded for Adam Graves.
Therefore, some accuracy was traded for speed.
Consider this: He was traded for Arenas last season.
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