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decontrol

Definition of decontrol

verb (decontrols, decontrolling, decontrolled)

[with object]
  • release (a commodity, market, etc.) from controls or restrictions: there has been fierce debate over whether gas prices should be totally decontrolled

noun

[mass noun]
  • the action of decontrolling something: the assumption that enterprise might flourish in the wake of decontrol

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Definition of decontrol in the US English dictionary
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