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

Commerce Department has announced a 92% antidumping duty on pasta made in Italy by La Molisana and 12 other companies, which import the bulk of pasta from Italy to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Antidumping probes into Italian pasta makers are nothing new.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

“All pasta makers, big and small, know that to export pasta to the U.S. you have to pay a tariff,” said Enrica Massarelli, a Naples-based accountant specialized in fighting U.S. antidumping cases on behalf of Italian pasta companies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Decisions on antidumping duties are typically made based on technical criteria.

From The Wall Street Journal