1. deregulated - Adjective
2. deregulated - Verb
deregulated (comparative more deregulated, superlative most deregulated)
Unrestricted; no longer regulated.
Antonym: regulated
deregulated
simple past and past participle of deregulate
We have established a new basis in our country in which economic liberalization would continue to flourish alongside democratic forces and deregulated power structure. Ibrahim Babangida
Well, there's no question that the law passed in 1996 was flawed. It deregulated the wholesale market, meaning the price that the utilities had to pay energy companies for power, but not the retail market. Gray Davis
So it was flawed in that it didn't require California to have a first claim on the power plants. It deregulated part of the market, but not all of the market. Gray Davis
In the deregulated realm of US banking and finance, crime does occasionally pay for its foul deeds, not in prison time but by making modest rebates to the victims. William Greider
Past leaders chose deregulated globalization. They said it would be happy; it turned out to be atrocious. Marine Le Pen
To economists, prices serve as crucial signals to producers and consumers. In a regulated market, the state sets prices high enough for private companies to cover their costs and earn a guaranteed profit for their investors. But in a deregulated market, prices should vary with demand and supply. Alex Berenson