Definitions for REGULATORY
reg·u·la·to·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. regulative, regulatoryadjective

   restricting according to rules or principles

   "a regulatory gene"

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1. regulatoryadjective

   Of or pertaining to regulation.

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1. regulatory

   Regulatory refers to the act of controlling, directing, or managing activities, processes, or systems through rules, guidelines, or laws that are established by a government, organization, or institution. It often involves stipulations, restrictions, and conditions that must be adhered to, with potential penalties or consequences in place for non-compliance.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'REGULATORY' in Adjectives Frequency: #917

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce REGULATORY?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of REGULATORY in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of REGULATORY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of REGULATORY in a Sentence

1. Marc Hellingrath:

   The liquidity situation is extremely tight, we see regulatory headwinds coming further and further down the road, so we expect liquidity to get even worse.

2. Chief Executive Michael Kent:

   To become a fintech hub, you need people, capital and the regulatory environment. Unfortunately, Brexit puts a question mark next to all of those.

3. Mujtaba Rahman:

   It's hard to see the substance of the customs proposal working for the EU side. It creates regulatory friction with Britain and customs friction with the EU.

4. James Bailey:

   I'm pretty sure somebody along the way saw [ the regulatory attention ] and said,' Here's another advantage of this timing,'.

5. Tensie Whelan:

   The challenge around packaging is not going to go away, growing regulatory scrutiny of it is not going to go away. Growing consumer concern about it is not going to go away. And growing cost of waste disposal and the environmental impact is not going to go away.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=REGULATORY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Regulatory
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=REGULATORY