Meanings
plural deregulations
- countableuncountableThe process of removing constraints, especially government-imposed economic regulation.
Some say the airline industry has been profitable since the government began deregulation of it.
1 more example
Because of deregulation and the drive to lower costs, Mr. Lorr said, truckers are now regarded by many companies as just another replaceable part. Some can barely eke out a living.
2020 September 24, Alex Williams, “The Ugly (and Glorious) Truth About American Supermarkets”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2020
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishregulation
- Englishderegulation
From de- + regulation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech deregulace
- deregulaceprocess of removing constraints
Finnish deregulaatio, säätelyn purkaminen
- deregulaatioprocess of removing constraints
- säätelyn purkaminenprocess of removing constraints
Hungarian dereguláció, szabályozások leépítése
- deregulációprocess of removing constraints
- szabályozások leépítéseprocess of removing constraints
Indonesian deregulasi
- deregulasiprocess of removing constraints
Malay penyahkawalseliaan
- penyahkawalseliaanprocess of removing constraints
Polish deregulacja
- deregulacjaprocess of removing constraints
Portuguese desregulação, desregulamento
- desregulaçãoprocess of removing constraints
- desregulamentoprocess of removing constraints
Romanian dereglare
- dereglareprocess of removing constraints
Russian дерегуля́ция
- дерегуля́ция (dereguljácija)process of removing constraints
Spanish desregulación
- desregulaciónprocess of removing constraints
Swedish avreglering
- avregleringprocess of removing constraints
Tagalog deregulasyon
- deregulasyonprocess of removing constraints
Ukrainian дерегуля́ція
- дерегуля́ція (derehuljácija)process of removing constraints
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with deregulation
Cite this entry
deregulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deregulation
“deregulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deregulation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deregulation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deregulation.
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