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paywall
UK /ˈpeɪ.wɔːl/ US /ˈpeɪ.wɔl/
noun 1verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, behind
VERB + PAYWALL
introduced
PAYWALL + NOUN
sites
PREP.
on, with
Definitions
noun
1
A system that restricts access to content with a purchase or a paid subscription.
The premium content on this website is behind a paywall.
Techdirt got wind of a secret meeting by newspaper execs, complete with antitrust lawyers, to discuss how to proceed on the issue of implementing paywalls going forward.
verb
1
To restrict access to (a website or other resource) by means of a paywall.
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The premium content on this website is behind a paywall.
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Techdirt got wind of a secret meeting by newspaper execs, complete with antitrust lawyers, to discuss how to proceed on the issue of implementing paywalls going forward.
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Scores of other newspapers started selling digital subscriptions in 2011, either with a paywall on their sites or by charging for mobile access with an e-reader app. […] Time magazine also set up a pa
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I can't read the article because of the paywall.
Tatoeba · #846318005
We've introduced a paywall.
Tatoeba · #846321506
There were some promising articles on this topic that I should have liked to read, but unfortunately they were all behind a paywall.
Tatoeba · #10242743Usage Notes
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