单词 | dump |
释义 | dump dump // verb [+ obj]
1 to get rid of sth you do not want, especially in a place which is not suitable: Too much toxic waste is being dumped at sea. dumped cars/PCs
2 to sell sth that is not worth keeping, especially in large quantities and at low prices: Worried investors dumped 8 million shares in the company at just 40¢ each. A lot of computer equipment was dumped on the market following the dotcom crash. They advised their clients to dump shares in favour of bonds.
3 (Economics ) to sell your goods in another country at very low prices, with the result that local companies cannot compete fairly: They claim the company is dumping fish in the US at below fair prices.
4 to get rid of sb/sth that is no longer useful or helpful: They have dumped the firm as their auditors. They dumped the ‘BakeMax' name in favour of ‘Jo's Bakery Supplies'. The company should dump its loss-making German subsidiary.
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