dumping

noun

dump·​ing ˈdəm-piŋ 

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 of dumping

• removal
• disposal

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

The Port has pursued several strategies to mitigate the water crisis, including the purchase of a 5,300-acre dairy farm last year to expand its wastewater dumping. —Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025

Other amenities include a comfort station with flushing toilets and hot showers, an RV dumping station, a playground, and basketball and volleyball courts. —Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025

So basically, our goal is to turn Ghana from a dumping ground into a design ground, from a place of waste to one of beauty. —Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025

Overflowing cans and informal dumping attract wildlife and shift behavior. —Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 21 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing dumping

• dumping ground
• patient dumping

Rhymes for dumping

• bumping
• clumping
• humping
• jumping
• lumping
• pumping
• slumping
• stumping
• thumping
• antidumping