price controls

Cultural  

1. Measures, usually temporary, taken by governments to limit price rises in times of rapid inflation.

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Example Sentences

But if the experience of other industries that have faced threats of price controls from the administration is any guide, investors might actually want to consider buying bank stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal

She helped rein in public spending, stopped enforcing price controls and partially dollarized the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

The damage has been greater for development on small-molecule pills, which are subject to the price controls four years earlier than biologics.

From The Wall Street Journal

In return for no U.S. pharma tariffs, the U.K. will ease price controls.

From The Wall Street Journal

Such price controls also exact an economic cost.

From The Wall Street Journal