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deregulation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English regulation English deregulation From de- + regulation.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The process of removing constraints, especially government-imposed economic regulation.
    • Because of deregulation and the drive to lower costs, Mr. Lorr said, truckers are now regarded by many companies as just another replaceable part. Some can barely eke out a living. 2020 September 24, Alex Williams, “The Ugly (and Glorious) Truth About American Supermarkets”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2020:
    • Some say the airline industry has been profitable since the government began deregulation of it.

Forms

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deregulations Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

deregulationist

Translations (16)

tl deregulasyon (process of removing constraints) · pl deregulacja (process of removing constraints) · hu szabályozások leépítése (process of removing constraints) · pt desregulação (process of removing constraints) · uk дерегуля́ція (process of removing constraints) · fi säätelyn purkaminen (process of removing constraints) · cs deregulace (process of removing constraints) · id deregulasi (process of removing constraints) · ru дерегуля́ция (process of removing constraints) · ms penyahkawalseliaan (process of removing constraints) · sv avreglering (process of removing constraints) · pt desregulamento (process of removing constraints) · fi deregulaatio (process of removing constraints) · es desregulación (process of removing constraints) · ro dereglare (process of removing constraints) · hu dereguláció (process of removing constraints)