price control
Americannoun
noun
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
That is behind an unprecedented shift in EU policy last week when the Iberian countries were allowed to propose their own price control mechanisms to tackle soaring energy costs across the continent.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2022
Manager Peet and the producers are making it perfectly plain to Lockport consumers that this is no move contemplating price control.
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