Regulation

  • 31regulation — 1670s, “act of regulating,” noun of action from REGULATE (Cf. regulate). Meaning “rule for management” is from 1715. Related: Regulations …

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  • 32regulation — rule, *law, precept, statute, ordinance, canon Analogous words: instruction, direction, bidding (see corresponding verbs at COMMAND): deciding or decision, determination, ruling (see corresponding verbs at DECIDE) …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 33Regulation — This article is for the legal term. For regulation of genes, see regulation of gene expression. For the regulation of sports, see Regulation of sport. For regulation in electrical systems see Voltage regulator. For biological regulation, see… …

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  • 34regulation — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 control of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ strict, tight, tough ▪ those opposed to tighter regulation of banks ▪ increased ▪ excessive …

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  • 35Régulation — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Régulation (homonymie). Le terme de régulation renvoie dans son sens concret à une discipline technique, qui se rattache au plan scientifique à l automatique. Sommaire 1 Définition 2 …

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  • 36regulation — n. 1) to adopt, enact a regulation 2) to apply, enforce a regulation 3) to obey, observe a regulation 4) to ignore; violate a regulation 5) rigid, strict regulations 6) army; government; health; police; security; traffic regulations 7) a… …

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  • 37Regulation D — Fed regulation currently that required member banks to hold reserves against their net borrowings from foreign offices of other banks over a 28 day averaging period. Regulation D has been merged with Regulation M. The New York Times Financial… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 38Regulation E — A regulation set forth by the Federal Reserve. Regulation E outlines the rules and procedures for electronic funds transfers (EFTs) and outlines guidelines for those who sell and issue electronic debit cards. Rules pertaining to consumer… …

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  • 39Regulation F — A regulation set forth by the Federal Reserve. Regulation F specifies that banks must institute internal rules that regulate the amount of risk that they can take in their business proceedings with other institutions. It also limits the amount of …

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  • 40regulation — reg|u|la|tion1 W2S2 [ˌregjuˈleıʃən] n 1.) an official rule or order ▪ There seem to be so many rules and regulations these days. regulation on ▪ new regulations on imports ▪ regulations governing the safety of toys building/planning/fire/health… …

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