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dumping
noun dump·ing \ˈdəm-piŋ\
: the act of getting rid of waste or garbage especially in an illegal way
Full Definition of DUMPING
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
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First Known Use of DUMPING
1857
Related to DUMPING
- Synonyms
- discarding, disposition, disposal, jettison, junking, removal, riddance, scrapping, throwing away
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