Etymology

antidumping

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Today it means: Intended to combat or prevent dumping (the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes). Full definition →

English dumping ← Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Englishdumping
  8. English todayantidumping

From anti- + dumping.

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