decontrol

[ dee-kuhn-trohl ]

verb (used with object)

, de·con·trolled, de·con·trol·ling.

1. to remove controls, especially government or other official controls, from:

   to decontrol prices or rents.

noun

1. the removal of control.

decontrol

/ ˌdiːkənˈtrəʊl /

verb

1. tr to free of restraints or controls, esp government controls

   to decontrol prices

Word History and Origins

Origin of decontrol¹

First recorded in 1915–20; de- + control

Example Sentences

They eliminated vacancy decontrol, which had allowed landlords to take apartments out of rent regulation when the rent rose above a certain threshold.

From New York Times

Strengthening rent regulations and eliminating vacancy decontrol, which allows landlords to increase rents when tenants vacate apartments?

From New York Times

Now, landlords have the right to set rents at market rate each time a unit becomes vacant, a policy known as vacancy decontrol.

From Los Angeles Times

Wolf and Education Secretary Pedro Rivera needed to sign off for decontrol to move forward.

From Reuters

As a result, more and more tenants lurched toward luxury decontrol and a state of absolute panic.

From The New Yorker