2. Adjective. Released from a form of control. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Decontrolled
1. decontrol [v] - See also: decontrol
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decontrolled
Literary usage of Decontrolled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Scots Law Times by Scotland Land Court (1893)
"The result is that where the alternative accommodation tendered is a house
otherwise decontrolled, it would become, if accepted, a controlled house. ..."
2. Cryptography and Privacy Sourcebook, 1995: Documents on Encryption Policy edited by David Banisar (1995)
"(U) • Hardware implementations of decontrolled software should be similarly
decontrolled. (U) • Dual-use encryption should be controlled under the Export ..."
3. China Joins the World: Progress and Prospects by Elizabeth Economy, Michel Oksenberg (1999)
"In order to attract financing for new power plants in Guangdong and elsewhere,
electricity tariffs for new plants were decontrolled in 1985. ..."
4. U. S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's edited by Christopher Cox (1999)
"In one 1991 case studied by the Select Committee, the Department of Commerce
decontrolled jet engines without consulting either the Defense Department or ..."
5. U.S. Export Control and Nonproliferation Policy and the Role and edited by Strom Thurmond (2001)
"The reason for that is because almost everything has been decontrolled. Nobody has
to apply for a license because export controls have been slashed. ..."
6. The Coming Revolution in Great Britain by Gerald Gould (1920)
"... this country by £1 or 30s. a ton if you decontrolled prices to-morrow?
The President: If you decontrolled prices to-morrow the world pressure would put ..."
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