price-controlled
|price-con-trolled|
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/praɪs kənˈtroʊld/
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/praɪs kənˈtrəʊld/
subject to set prices
Etymology
'price-controlled' is a modern English compound formed from 'price' and the past-participle adjective 'controlled' (from 'control'). 'Price' originates from Old French 'pris', from Latin 'pretium' meaning 'value' or 'price'. 'Control' comes (via Old French and Middle English) from Medieval Latin 'contrarotulare' (to check a roll/register).
'price' changed from Old French 'pris' (itself from Latin 'pretium') into Middle English 'prise' and modern English 'price'. 'Control' evolved from Medieval Latin 'contrarotulare' through Old French 'contreroler' into Middle English 'controlen' and modern English 'control'; the past participle 'controlled' is formed from this verb. The compound 'price-controlled' arose in modern English as regulatory language describing goods or markets under price control.
Individually, 'price' originally referred to 'value' or 'payment' and 'control' originally referred to 'checking a register'; together in modern usage the compound came to mean 'subject to regulation of price' or 'regulated in price'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
noun form related to 'price-controlled': a policy or measure that fixes or limits prices (often expressed as 'price control' or 'price controls').
The government introduced price controls to keep staple food affordable.
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Verb 1
verb form related to 'price-controlled': to impose or apply price controls to goods or services (to price-control something).
During the shortage the authorities price-controlled several essential items.
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Adjective 1
subject to legally or administratively set prices; regulated by price controls (e.g., maximum or minimum prices imposed by authorities).
The price-controlled drugs are sold at a fixed rate across all pharmacies.
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Last updated: 2026/01/12 14:14