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rent control

–noun
government control over the amount of rent charged, as for housing.

Origin:
1930–35


rent-con⋅trolled, adjective
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rent control  
n.  Governmental control and regulation of the amounts charged for rented housing.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: rent con·trol
Function: noun
: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction —rent–con·trolled adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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