1
: the act of one that dumps
especially
: the selling of goods in quantity at below market price
2
: the practice of refusing emergency medical care to poor or uninsured patients or of referring them to another hospital without that hospital's consent
called also patient dumping
Synonyms
Examples of dumping in a Sentence
laws that prohibit the dumping of toxic materials
the dumping of last year's fashions by the garment manufacturers
Recent Examples on the Web
South Africa’s trade commission recently completed an assessment of Chinese imports and confirmed that dumping was taking place.
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Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2024
No wonder European and American aluminum suppliers are desperately collectively appealing for relief against Russian aluminum dumping.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
Tesla did not immediately respond to questions about the dumping, settlement or where the materials ended up.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
China’s decision to investigate expensive French liquor for dumping could be the start of an extended tit-for-tat trade dispute with the European Union, analysts warn.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 12 Jan. 2024
Some water supply reservoirs and other lakes have regulations to prevent dumping of brush without permission, according to the release.
—Mike Jones, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2023
But neighbors had also complained about conditions on the site, including describing dumping of human waste in a report from ABC-TV Channel 7.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
Winners often celebrate by jumping into the river, but new guidance calls into question the safety of the tradition as worries increase about the dumping of raw sewage into rivers and seas around the United Kingdom.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
The city’s environmental dumping ground Tim Maher, the main author of the study and professor at the University of Indianapolis, said coke plants are notoriously bad polluters and Norwood Place took the brunt of that pollution throughout the 99 years or so that the plant was operational.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2024
No wonder European and American aluminum suppliers are desperately collectively appealing for relief against Russian aluminum dumping.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
Tesla did not immediately respond to questions about the dumping, settlement or where the materials ended up.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
China’s decision to investigate expensive French liquor for dumping could be the start of an extended tit-for-tat trade dispute with the European Union, analysts warn.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 12 Jan. 2024
Some water supply reservoirs and other lakes have regulations to prevent dumping of brush without permission, according to the release.
—Mike Jones, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2023
But neighbors had also complained about conditions on the site, including describing dumping of human waste in a report from ABC-TV Channel 7.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
Winners often celebrate by jumping into the river, but new guidance calls into question the safety of the tradition as worries increase about the dumping of raw sewage into rivers and seas around the United Kingdom.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
The city’s environmental dumping ground Tim Maher, the main author of the study and professor at the University of Indianapolis, said coke plants are notoriously bad polluters and Norwood Place took the brunt of that pollution throughout the 99 years or so that the plant was operational.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Dumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumping. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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