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deregulation

/diːˌreɡjʊˈleɪʃən/ /diːˌreɡjəˈleɪʃən/

Meanings
noun
The process of removing constraints, especially government-imposed economic regulation.

Examples :

"Some say the airline industry has not been profitable since Ronald Reagan began deregulation."
government economy business politics law finance

Related Words

Illustration airline

airline noun

/ˈeərlɑɪn/ /ˈɛərlaɪn/

A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.

"My family booked tickets with the airline for their vacation to Hawaii. "

Illustration industry

industry noun

/ˈɪndəstɹi/

The tendency to work persistently. Diligence.

"Over the years, their industry and business sense made them wealthy."

Illustration regulation

regulation noun

/ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/

The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.

"The school's new regulation about cell phone use during class aims to improve student focus. "

Illustration removing

removing verb

/ɹɪˈmuːvɪŋ/

To move something from one place to another, especially to take away.

"He removed the marbles from the bag."

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration government

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

Illustration profitable

profitable adjective

/ˈpɹɒfɪtəbl̩/ /ˈpɹɑfɪtəbl̩/

Producing a profit.

"The lemonade stand was very profitable for the children, earning them enough money to buy a new game. "

Illustration process

process noun

/ˈpɹoʊsɛs/ /ˈpɹəʊsɛs/ /ˈpɹɑsɛs/ /pɹəˈsɛs/

A series of events which produce a result (the product).

"The process of baking a cake involves several steps, from mixing the ingredients to putting it in the oven. "

Illustration constraints

constraints noun

/kənˈstɹeɪnts/

Something that constrains; a restriction.

"Due to time constraints, I couldn't finish all the questions on the test. "

Illustration economic

economic adjective

/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/ /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk/

Pertaining to an economy.

"The economic situation in the city has affected many families' ability to afford groceries. "

Illustration imposed

imposed verb

/ɪmˈpəʊzd/ /ɪmˈpoʊzd/

To establish or apply by authority.

"Congress imposed new tariffs."

Illustration since

since adverb

/sɪns/

From a specified time in the past.

"A short/long time since"