dumping

1. The sale of goods of one nation in the markets of a second nation at less than the price charged within the first nation. Dumping can eliminate competitors by undercutting their prices.

Example Sentences

Under cover of night, trucks have been regularly dumping rotten produce in an industrial neighborhood in downtown Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2019, cafeteria workers at a Minnesota high school confiscated the hot meals of about 40 students with lunch balances over $15, dumping the trays and handing out cold sandwiches instead.

From Salon

The move sparked concern in the small nation that it was becoming a dumping ground for criminals.

From BBC

A man accused of killing his wife and dumping her body in the Angeles National Forest before fleeing with their children has been detained in Peru.

From Los Angeles Times

More than a decade ago, a City Hall report about the state of litter and illegal dumping warned that some neighborhoods were in a “constant state of uncleanliness.”

From Los Angeles Times

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