decontrolとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /diːkənˈtɹəʊɫ/
• 韻: -əʊl

動詞

decontrol (third-person singular simple present decontrols, present participle decontrolling or decontroling, simple past and past participle decontrolled or decontroled)

1. (transitive) To remove controls.
   • 1981 March 19, David L. Greenberg and Ames K. Lower, “CRUDE DECONTROL BY REAGAN”, in The New York Times‎:

     When President Reagan decontrolled crude oil, gasoline, and home-heating oil, he did so without formal counsel from Congress and the public.

   • 1982 January 10, Douglas Martin, “Decontrolling Natural Gas”, in The New York Times‎:

     Even the normal income tax on decontrolled higher-priced, gas could run into the tens of billions of dollars.

   • 1996 December 31, James Dao, “Softening His Stance, Bruno Says He Will Support Rent Protections for Poor Tenants”, in The New York Times‎:

     Under the plan Mr. Bruno has outlined, any unit that became vacant after June 15, 1997, would be completely decontrolled, permitting landlords to charge whatever the market would allow.
     He would also expand the policy of decontrolling higher-priced apartments to include more units.

名詞

decontrol (countable and uncountable, plural decontrols)

1. The removal of controls.
   • 1979 September 5, “Letters”, in The New York Times‎:

     The shortfall caused by the disruption in Iran amounted to only 5 percent of our normal imports. Despite this limited cutback, the oil industry seized upon the Iranian situation as its “Gulf of Tonkin” to justify its campaign, which your editorial now supports, for decontrols, higher prices and higher profits. Clearly, the gasoline shortage in 1979 was not an act of God.

   • 1981 March 19, David L. Greenberg and Ames K. Lower, “CRUDE DECONTROL BY REAGAN”, in The New York Times‎:

     The Administration's accelerated decontrol program also comes at great expense to consumers. It provides an immediate 1 percent increase in inflation, and by the end of fiscal 1981 it will have added $11.7 billion to the price of oil products.