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book dumping

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The practice of donating old used books that burden rather than assist communities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, uncountable

Examples

  • 2003 Donna Nixon, "From North Carolina to KwaZulu Natal: World Library Partnership," North Carolina Libraries, Winter 2003, pp. 146-151. Many book donation programs, though well-intentioned, engage in “book dumping,” a practice of shipping old used books that burden rather than assist communities.

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noun

Meaning 2

The discarding of quantities of books.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: literal

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