ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Decontrol

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /diːkənˈtɹəʊɫ/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Decontrol is a verb meaning (transitive) To remove controls.

Meaning

(transitive) To remove controls.

More Meanings

  1. The removal of controls.

Example Sentences

Even the normal income tax on decontrolled higher-priced, gas could run into the tens of billions of dollars.
When President Reagan decontrolled crude oil, gasoline, and home-heating oil, he did so without formal counsel from Congress and the public.
The Administration's accelerated decontrol program also comes at great expense to consumers. It provides an immediate 1 percent increase in inflation, and by the end of fiscal 1981 it will have added $11.7 billion to the price of oil products.
Under the plan Mr. Bruno has outlined, any unit that became vacant after June 15, 1997, would be completely decontrolled, permitting landlords to charge whatever the market would allow. He would also expand the policy of decontrolling higher-priced apartments to include more units.

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Related dictionary entries include deregulate, declassify, unconfigure, deconfigure, deschedule, decommission.

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