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

Traditional antidumping rules that focus narrowly on below-cost pricing miss these structural distortions.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

For years, the Commerce Department has carried out regular antidumping probes of Italian pasta makers suspected of underpricing their products, and it has frequently found one or more companies guilty of pricing irregularities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

A person close to Investindustrial said the group isn’t involved in the day-to-day operations of the food companies it controls and plays no role in drafting antidumping complaints.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

The Commerce Department will issue antidumping duty orders and countervailing duty orders on such imports as a result.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

In order to protect its tomato growers, the US issued an antidumping order, imposing duties on imported tomatoes in order to make US tomatoes more attractive to consumers.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025