Four owners of the 29 establishments that had been recontrolled had filed plans with the Buildings Department to convert the building back to apartment house use (New York Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
con|trol´ler|ship — con|trol|ler «kuhn TROH luhr», noun. 1. a person employed to supervise expenditures or to manage financial affairs; comptroller: »The mayor directed the city controller to examine the expenses of the fire department. 2. a person who controls,… … Useful english dictionary
con|trol|ler — «kuhn TROH luhr», noun. 1. a person employed to supervise expenditures or to manage financial affairs; comptroller: »The mayor directed the city controller to examine the expenses of the fire department. 2. a person who controls, directs, or… … Useful english dictionary
con|trol freak — «kuhn TROHL freek», one who is driven or obsessive about managing everything: »Peter Stuyvesant, the 17th century military man who ran Manhattan when it was New Amsterdam…often described as the original crusading moralist and control freak (New… … Useful english dictionary
con|trol|la|bil|i|ty — «kuhn TROH luh BIHL uh tee», noun. the quality of being controllable … Useful english dictionary
con|trol|la|ble-pitch propeller — «kuhn TROH luh buhl PIHCH», a propeller having its blades so mounted that their angle can be changed at will while it is in motion … Useful english dictionary
con|trol|la|ble — «kuhn TROH luh buhl», adjective. that can be controlled; capable of being checked or restrained … Useful english dictionary
con|trol|ling account — «kuhn TROH lihng», Accounting. one of the accounts in the general ledger which are summations of subsidiary, more detailed accounts … Useful english dictionary
de|con|trol — «DEE kuhn TROHL», verb, trolled, trol|ling, noun. –v.t. to remove controls from: »to decontrol rents. –n. a removal of controls: »... a formula for automatic decontrol at certain price levels (Newsweek) … Useful english dictionary
self-con|trol — «SEHLF kuhn TROHL», noun. control of one s actions or feelings: »His handsome face had all the tranquillity of Indian self control; a self control which prevents the exhibition of emotion (Francis Parkman) … Useful english dictionary
un|con|trol — «UHN kuhn TROHL», noun. lack of control … Useful english dictionary
