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Decontrol

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The removal of controls. countable, uncountable

    "The shortfall caused by the disruption in Iran amounted to only 5 percent of our normal imports. Despite this limited cutback, the oil industry seized upon the Iranian situation as its “Gulf of Tonkin” to justify its campaign, which your editorial now supports, for decontrols, higher prices and higher profits. Clearly, the gasoline shortage in 1979 was not an act of God."

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove controls. transitive

    "When President Reagan decontrolled crude oil, gasoline, and home-heating oil, he did so without formal counsel from Congress and the public."

  2. 2
    relax or remove controls of wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From de- + control.

Etymology 2

From de- + control.

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