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The phrase "bad trade" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to a transaction or deal that results in a negative or unfavorable outcome for one or both parties involved. Example: "The company's decision to invest in that project turned out to be a bad trade, as it caused them to lose a significant amount of money."
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Was it a bad trade?
In City jargon: a pretty bad trade.
Advocates for the unemployed called it a bad trade.
Selling out of a bad trade is possible.
African-Americans are here on a bad trade policy.
These large funds should be less likely to blow up because of one bad trade.
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"That is a bad trade-off".
I think that's a bad trade-off.
It's not a bad trade-off at all.
But as long as the index went up, that's not a bad trade-off.
Research by Robert Frank of Cornell suggests this is usually a bad trade-off.
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