Idiom
book dumping
Meaning
The practice of donating old used books that burden rather than assist communities.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Please stop book dumping at our local library.”
“The charity asked residents to stop book dumping because they lack the space to store old, damaged items.”
“The town council implemented strict fines to discourage book dumping, as the sheer volume of unwanted donations overwhelmed the small volunteer staff.”
Examples
simple
“Please stop book dumping at our local library.”
contextual
“The charity asked residents to stop book dumping because they lack the space to store old, damaged items.”
complex
“The town council implemented strict fines to discourage book dumping, as the sheer volume of unwanted donations overwhelmed the small volunteer staff.”
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