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price control

price con·trol
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [prahys kuh n-trohl]
    • /praɪs kənˈtroʊl/
    • /praɪs kənˈtrəʊl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prahys kuh n-trohl]
    • /praɪs kənˈtroʊl/

Definitions of price control words

  • noun price control government regulation of prices by establishing maximum price levels for goods or services, as during a period of inflation. 1
  • noun price control limits set on prices 1
  • noun price control the establishment and maintenance of maximum price levels for basic goods and services by a government, esp during periods of war or inflation 0
  • noun price control the setting of ceiling prices on basic goods and services by a government, as to fight inflation 0
See all 4 definitions of price control

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Origin of price control

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Price control

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Price control

price control popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

price control usage trend in Literature

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