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priapic
priapism
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price
price-book ratio
price ceiling
price competition
price control
price-cutting
price differentiation
price discovery
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price-dividend ratio
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price control
price con·trol


noun 
Definition:
 
government control of prices: government control over prices of goods and services, usually introduced as an emergency measure
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