sacrifice goods; liquidation of shares; things thrown out
Covers three distinct usages: (1) goods sold at a loss or as loss leaders, (2) shares sold off cheaply, and (3) discarded items. Context determines which meaning applies.
That store attracts customers with a special sale on loss-leader items.
A large number of shares were dumped on the market at bargain prices.
When moving, I gathered up all the things I was throwing out and disposed of them.
Standard kanji spelling.
Abbreviated kanji form; less common.
Compound of 投げ (nagé, 'throwing') + 物 (mono, 'thing'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in commercial and disposal contexts.