price control

American  

noun

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

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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

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Example Sentences

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price control

Retailers like private-label products because they allow the chains to undercut competitors on price, control production and advertising costs, and deliver fatter margins, retail analysts say.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

The domestic auto industry consolidation could progress slowly due to price control and local governments’ usual preference to prevent large-scale bankruptcies, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

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

Manager Peet and the producers are making it perfectly plain to Lockport consumers that this is no move contemplating price control.

From How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers by Willard Grosvenor Bleyer

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