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

Roll said his top concerns are water and energy use, along with water and heat dumping. —Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026

The Avs did more dumping than chasing and rode their puck luck harder than usual. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026

The site has served as a dumping ground for hundreds of 55-gallon drums containing radioactive nuclear waste. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026

It's said that when this painstaking and costly process is concluded, the site will be as safe as your own backyard, and its legacy as a dumping ground for the nuclear age will be part of history. —Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026

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