self-regulation

self-reg·u·la·tion

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [self reg-yuh-ley-shuh n]
- /sɛlf ˌrɛg yəˈleɪ ʃən/
- /self ˌreɡjuˈleɪʃn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [self reg-yuh-ley-shuh n]
- /sɛlf ˌrɛg yəˈleɪ ʃən/

Definitions of self-regulation word

noun self-regulation control by oneself or itself, as in an economy, business organization, etc., especially such control as exercised independently of governmental supervision, laws, or the like. 1
uncountable noun self-regulation Self-regulation is the controlling of a process or activity by the people or organizations that are involved in it rather than by an outside organization such as the government. 0
noun self-regulation (of a business, society, etc) the act of enforcing or upholding its own rules and laws without external agency of intervention 0

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Origin of self-regulation

First appearance:

before 1685

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1685-95

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Parts of speech for Self-regulation

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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self-regulation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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