dumping
noun
Simple meaning
Selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdʌmpɪŋ
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Definition
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noun
economicstrading
Selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market
The disposal of something no longer needed, or of no value.
economicstrading
Selling goods at less than their normal price, or even at a loss, especially in the export market as a means of securing a monopoly.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market
Used this way, dumping is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in finance or economics contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Finance/economics
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Word Family
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Word family
Words built from the same root.
Truck whose contents can be emptied without handling.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A tariff imposed to prevent dumping.
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