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
The Commerce Department told the companies late on Wednesday that it would sharply reduce the antidumping measures, according to an industry representative and Italy’s foreign ministry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026
It has called for antidumping measures and sanctions against Chinese exporters that ignore European legislation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
American pasta makers have regularly filed antidumping complaints against Italian imports since then.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
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