antidumping

[ an-tee-duhm-ping, an-tahy- ]

adjective

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

   antidumping measures against foreign steel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antidumping¹

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