Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paywall

/ˈpeɪ.wɔl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: pay-wall
IPA: /ˈpeɪ.wɔl/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A system that restricts access to content with a purchase or a paid subscription.

Informal

verb

To restrict access to (a website or other resource) by means of a paywall.

Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."
"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 paywall in 2011, its second attempt in two years, […]"
"As for the larger general-interest dailies, Long Island's Newsday was the first to erect its paywall, in October 2009. It allowed full access for subscribers to the print edition of the paper or the parent company Cablevision, or for people willing to pay $5 per week."

Etymology

From pay + wall, by analogy with firewall.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpeɪ.wɔl/
British English: /ˈpeɪ.wɔːl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

paywalls (plural) paywalls (present, singular) paywalling (participle, present) paywalled (participle, past) paywalled (past)

Derived Forms

paywalled unpaywall nonpaywalled unpaywalled

Phrases

hard paywall soft paywall login wall registration wall

Frequently Paired Words

login wall registration wall

Questions

How do you pronounce paywall?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpeɪ.wɔl/.
What does paywall mean?: A system that restricts access to content with a purchase or a paid subscription.
Where does paywall come from?: From pay + wall, by analogy with firewall.

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