单词 | deregulation |
释义 | deregulationn. The removal of regulations and restrictions, esp. those fixing prices, (from an industry, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > [noun] > from restrictions or regulations derestriction1935 deregulation1963 unbanning1980 1963 Petroleum & Chem. Transporter Jan. 10/1 We cannot bear to think of the awful consequences of deregulation. 1964 Economist 23 May 838/1 The de-regulation of about two-thirds of the rates charged by the railways. 1973 Philadelphia Inquirer 7 Oct. 8/1 The API report said deregulation of natural gas prices would bring only minor rises in the price paid by the consumer. 1977 National Observer (U.S.) 1 Jan. 2 Adams is also a critic of several leading schemes for deregulation of airlines and surface carriers. 1984 Guardian 22 Oct. 2/7 Soon, several Conservative MPs will press ministers for a large-scale ‘deregulation’ of the industry. Derivatives deˈregulate v. [as a back-formation] (transitive) to free from regulation, esp. tariff restriction; to decontrol. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > set free [verb (transitive)] > free from regulation or restriction unlacea1555 derestrict1955 delicense1957 deregulate1964 unban1968 1964 Economist 23 May 838/2 The only rates to be de-regulated were..on agricultural and fishery products transported in bulk. 1973 Nature 27 Apr. 550/1 President Nixon has proposed that Congress should amend the Natural Gas Act to deregulate the well-head price of gas so that the price will increase. 1980 Times 11 Apr. 21/5 The FCC decided to..deregulate the marketing of basic telephone equipment. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < |
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