Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homeless dumping

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: home-less -dump-ing
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of hospital employees or emergency workers releasing homeless patients on the streets instead of placing them into the custody of a relative or shelter or retaining them in a hospital where they may require expensive medical care.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A hospital van dropped off a homeless paraplegic man on Skid Row and left him crawling in the street with nothing more than a soiled gown and a broken colostomy bag.... Police said the incident was a case of "homeless dumping" and were questioning officials from the hospital."
"Authorities have launched a criminal investigation into suspected dumping of homeless people on Skid Row after police witnessed ambulances leaving five people on a street there during the weekend."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

patient dumping

Questions

What does homeless dumping mean?: The practice of hospital employees or emergency workers releasing homeless patients on the streets instead of placing them into the custody of a relative or shelter or retaining them in a hospital where they may require expensive medical care.

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