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

Thoelke sees some signs that Europe is stepping up its response to this mess, such as through antidumping actions, but Brussels moves slowly.

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Commerce Department had said it would slap antidumping duties of 92% on Italy’s main pasta exporters as soon as January—a measure that Italian pasta makers said would force them to pull out of the U.S. market.

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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.

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The antidumping review is continuing, and the department’s final report is due by March 11.

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U.S. officials denied that, saying the proposed antidumping duties were set according to purely technical criteria.

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