antidumping
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of antidumping
First recorded in 1910–15; anti- + dumping (in the sense “selling below-cost goods in foreign markets”)
Example Sentences
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The U.S. has long used antidumping rules, tariffs and restricted access to federal subsidies to shield domestic solar-energy companies from Chinese competition.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Traditional antidumping rules that focus narrowly on below-cost pricing miss these structural distortions.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026
Thoelke sees some signs that Europe is stepping up its response to this mess, such as through antidumping actions, but Brussels moves slowly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
U.S. officials denied that, saying the proposed antidumping duties were set according to purely technical criteria.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
A person close to Investindustrial said the group isn’t involved in the day-to-day operations of the food companies it controls and plays no role in drafting antidumping complaints.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025
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