Examples of “dumping” in a Sentence

noun The act of discarding or disposing of something, especially carelessly or illegally.

• Illegal dumping of chemical waste polluted the river.
• The council fined him for the dumping of old mattresses beside the road.
• Fly-tipping, the dumping of rubbish in fields, spoils the countryside for everyone.

noun (economics) Selling exports at an artificially low price to undercut foreign competitors.

• The tariffs were imposed to counter alleged dumping by overseas manufacturers.
• Farmers complained that cheap imports amounted to dumping and threatened their livelihoods.
• The trade body accused the company of dumping steel on foreign markets.