noun
[ pl. ] ( economics ) restrictions that a government puts on the price of goods at particular times, such as when there is not enough of sth, when there is a war, etc.
noun
[ pl. ] ( economics ) restrictions that a government puts on the price of goods at particular times, such as when there is not enough of sth, when there is a war, etc.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005