price control
noun [C or U]Definition
› ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT a limit set by a government on the price that can be charged by companies for particular products or services: On several occasions in recent years, price controls have failed to stop a rise in costs.
(Definition of price control noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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