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Dumping: The practice of dropping the ball at or before the foul line; not usually desirable.

Antidumping Duty: A duty or levy imposed under authority of Title VII of the U.S. Tariff Act of 1930. Title VII states that if the U.S. Department of Commerce determines that an imported product is being sold . . . View Full Definition

Import Duty: A customs duty is a charge assessed by a government on an imported item at its point of customs entry into the country, and paid for by the importer: the term is now used interchangeably wit . . . View Full Definition

International Trade Commission (ITC): An independent, quasi-judicial federal agency that provides objective trade expertise to both the legislative and executive branches of government and determines the impact of imports on U.S . . . View Full Definition

Tariff Act Of 1930: P.L. 71-361, also known as the Smoot-Hawley Act, raised U.S. import tariffs to their highest levels in history, prompting U.S. trading partners to adopt their own retaliatory trade barriers . . . View Full Definition

Sell Off: Sale of securities under pressure. See: Dumping.

Disposal: The discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of any solid waste or hazardous waste into the environment (land, surface water, ground water, and air).

Dump: To release the ball without bending the knee, which usually makes it travel through the air before plopping down on the lane.

Release: (1) When spoken by someone involved in developing a game: Code release (game is declared final and is sent off for manufacturing). (2) When spoken by someone in Marketing or the media: Ship . . . View Full Definition

Sell-Off: A sell-off is a period of intense selling of securities and commodities triggered by declining prices. Sell-offs — sometimes called dumping — usually cause prices to plummet even more sharply.