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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Climate & Environment Revelations of possible radioactive dumping around the Bay Area trigger new testing at parks
May 14, 2024
Berkeley’s contractor, SCS Engineers, called for an inspector to walk in long, straight lines across César Chávez with a radioactivity detector.
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Previously, violators could face six months in jail depending on the severity of the dumping.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024
This past weekend, China announced a probe into alleged dumping of chemicals by the EU, as well as the US and others.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 20 May 2024
Climate and environment Revelations of possible radioactive dumping around the Bay Area trigger new testing at parks.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Previously, violators could face six months in jail depending on the severity of the dumping.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024
This past weekend, China announced a probe into alleged dumping of chemicals by the EU, as well as the US and others.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 20 May 2024
Climate and environment Revelations of possible radioactive dumping around the Bay Area trigger new testing at parks.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
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“Dumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumping. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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