verb
- to remove government controls or regulations from something, especially prices or an industry
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘decontrol’
Examples
- The government decontrols oil prices next month.
- When the state decontrols the telecommunications industry, competition increases.
- The new administration decontrols several key sectors of the economy.
- Congress decontrols rent stabilization in certain districts.
- The policy decontrols foreign exchange rates gradually.
- The legislation decontrols natural gas pricing for residential customers.