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price control

American  

noun

  1. government regulation of prices by establishing maximum price levels for goods or services, as during a period of inflation.

price control British  

noun

  1. the establishment and maintenance of maximum price levels for basic goods and services by a government, esp during periods of war or inflation

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Etymology

Origin of price control

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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Contrary to some objections, this isn’t a price control.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

The consensus among forecasters is that it will be roughly inflation-neutral; its first drug price control, a $35 monthly cap on insulin, does not start until next year.

From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2022

But he added, as his colleagues have in recent remarks, that even if unemployment starts to rise more than expected, the Fed's focus will remain on price control.

From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2022

Among the most notable moments: Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, asked whether importing drugs from countries with price controls would translate into a form of price control in the U.S.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2022

During those two periods we had OPA price control that the Congress gave us and War Labor Board wage controls.

From State of the Union Address by Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines)

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