antidumping

American  

[an-tee-duhm-ping, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈdʌm pɪŋ, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

1. intended to discourage the dumping of imported commodities, especially by imposing extra customs duties.

   antidumping measures against foreign steel.

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Etymology

Origin of antidumping

First recorded in 1910–15; anti- + dumping (in the sense “selling below-cost goods in foreign markets”)

Example Sentences

This week, the bloc also agreed to double tariffs on steel imports above a certain quota and impose antidumping rules on fiberglass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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

American pasta makers have regularly filed antidumping complaints against Italian imports since then.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

“This is the first time in 30 years that we are encountering this kind of intransigence,” said Massarelli, who is working on the antidumping cases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025