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Price control

A governmental restriction on the prices that can be charged for goods and services in a market.

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noun
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    A governmental restriction on the prices that can be charged for goods and services in a market.

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price floornoun(business) An imposed lower limit on the price charged for goods or services.
price ceilingnounA maximum price payable for something, especially one stipulated by a government of governing body.
pricingnounThe act of setting a price.
price levelnoun(economics) An index of the average market price of selected goods weighted according to certain criteria.
capital controlnoun(finance, economics) A measure implemented by a government or monetary authority to regulate and control the movement of capital across its borders.
protectionnounThe process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
ratenounThe proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.
repricingnounThe changing of a price.
price pointnoun(marketing, chiefly US) A price, viewed as one of a number of prices for related retail goods.
price fixingnoun(law) In antitrust law, collusion between competitors in order to raise prices, at the expense of the consumer.
quotanounA prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
price discriminationnoun(economics) The practice of charging different prices to different categories of consumers.
price stabilitynoun(economics) A state of economy characterized by low inflation, and thus a stable value of money. Price stability is one of the central goals of most governments and central banks.
fixed pricenounA price that is not subject to change, allowing for no bargaining, discounts, or alterations due to the price of resources.
salary capnounA limit on the salaries paid to the employees of an organization imposed by government or some other body
user chargenoun(economics) A fee for government-provided goods or services, charged to the user.
price-liningnoun(marketing) The technique of offering goods or services at a range of separated price points so as to give the impression of a hierarchy of quality.
price gougingnoun(business, economics) The act of or an instance of charging services or pricing goods at unreasonably high prices.
price cutnoun(business) A reduction of the price of goods or merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price.
reserve pricenounThe price set by a seller in an auction, below which the lot or item cannot be sold.

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