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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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
Even Cleveland did some salary-dumping outside of the Garland-for-Harden blockbuster.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
My makeup bag is a dumping ground for lip liner stains that have disappointed me, but these have their own special jar.
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Look into so many today and they’re littered with detritus and treated as a dumping ground for whatever’s closest to hand.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2026
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
Even Cleveland did some salary-dumping outside of the Garland-for-Harden blockbuster.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
My makeup bag is a dumping ground for lip liner stains that have disappointed me, but these have their own special jar.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 5 Feb. 2026
Look into so many today and they’re littered with detritus and treated as a dumping ground for whatever’s closest to hand.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2026
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 14 Feb. 2026.
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