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
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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So are companies that manufacture furniture and cabinets in the U.S. that have been faced with the dumping of competing products from China.
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Gene Marks, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
This is exactly the point raised by a local mom and property manager Kelly Martino who helped start Protect Calabasas, an organization started to advocate against the dumping of toxic and hazardous materials in the Calabasas Landfill.
—Blake Morgan, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Cold reaches to Colorado Across Colorado, the cold temperatures arrived following a welcome dumping of snow for ski resorts.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Going into the final, six couples remained, and for the last dumping, the public had been voting for their favorite couples.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
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Gene Marks, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
This is exactly the point raised by a local mom and property manager Kelly Martino who helped start Protect Calabasas, an organization started to advocate against the dumping of toxic and hazardous materials in the Calabasas Landfill.
—Blake Morgan, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Cold reaches to Colorado Across Colorado, the cold temperatures arrived following a welcome dumping of snow for ski resorts.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Going into the final, six couples remained, and for the last dumping, the public had been voting for their favorite couples.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dumping
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“Dumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumping. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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