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
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Though the plant is more than 600 miles from Jeju, simulations predict that water will reach the island within five years of the initial dumping.
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Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
The United States took the view that defense against this scale of overcapacity or dumping is not protectionist or anti-trade but is instead an attempt to safeguard firms and workers from massive non-market distortions in another economy at scale with significant negative economic spillovers.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2024
For the reunion special, the cast of the dating reality series will relive the couplings, dumpings, and recouplings and will also reveal which couples are still together.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2024
On the Georgia coast, however, there’s been some good dumping going on.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
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Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
The United States took the view that defense against this scale of overcapacity or dumping is not protectionist or anti-trade but is instead an attempt to safeguard firms and workers from massive non-market distortions in another economy at scale with significant negative economic spillovers.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2024
For the reunion special, the cast of the dating reality series will relive the couplings, dumpings, and recouplings and will also reveal which couples are still together.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2024
On the Georgia coast, however, there’s been some good dumping going on.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
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“Dumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumping. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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