Definition of "decontrolled" [decontrolled]

• Simple past tense and past participle of decontrol. (verb)
• Released from a form of control. (adjective)

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• "Reagan decontrolled oil and natural-gas prices almost immediately upon moving into the White House."
• "Then, in October 2009, a court ruled that the partnership had improperly decontrolled the rent for thousands of apartments, and would have to return them to their original status."
• "Even though many of the apartments have been decontrolled, net income has barely risen."