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regulating

DEFINITIONS OF: regulating

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n the act of controlling or directing according to rule

Synonyms:
regulation
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devaluation
an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries
gun control
efforts to regulate or control sales of guns
indexation
a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
timing
the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics)
limitation, restriction
an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
coordination
the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation
load-shedding
cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply
arms control
a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country
hold-down
a limitation or constraint
freeze
fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
clampdown
sudden restriction on an activity
Type of:
control
the activity of managing or exerting control over something
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