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buyrate

buyrate noun: the percentage of available households that purchase a pay-per-view show.

Noun

buyrate (plural buyrates)

  1. the percentage of available households that purchase a pay-per-view show.
    • On pay-per-view, November To Remember garnered a 0.20 buyrate, in the same neighborhood as the first two shows and, impressively, half what the WWF drew the following week for its In Your House: Degeneration X event.2010 November 16, Brian Fritz, Christopher Murray, Between the Ropes: Wrestling's Greatest Triumphs and Failures, ECW Press, →ISBN, page 98
    • The recent "Guns N' Roses Invade Paris!" pay-per-view concert tallied a 0.8 % buyrate, according to PolyGram Diversified Entertainment president John Scher, who characterized the show as "the biggest music event on pay-per-view this year."1992, The Hollywood Reporter

Examples of buyrate in a sentence

  • My frustration comes over the fact that the ppv providers don't really understand the business and think the buyrate will depend on the known stars.2004, Jerry W. Jarrett, The Story of the Development of NWATNA: A New Concept in Pay-per-View Programming, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, page...
  • The peak for UFC buyrates was a 1.05 for UFC 5 (headlined by Shamrock versus Royce Gracie), a 1.1 for UFC 6, and a 1.0 for the 1995 Ultimate Ultimate.2005, Jeremy Wall, UFC's Ultimate Warriors: The Top 10, ECW Press, →ISBN, page 176:

Forms of buyrate

pluralbuyrates

Origin of buyrate

From buy + rate.

Questions about buyrate

What does buyrate mean?
Buyrate means the percentage of available households that purchase a pay-per-view show.
How do you use buyrate in a sentence?
My frustration comes over the fact that the ppv providers don't really understand the business and think the buyrate will depend on the known stars.
What part of speech is buyrate?
Buyrate is a noun.
What is the plural of buyrate?
The plural of buyrate is buyrates.

Words near buyrate in the dictionary

  1. Buyon
  2. buyou
  3. buyous
  4. buyout
  5. buyouts
  6. buyrate
  7. buyrates
  8. buys
  9. buys a dog and barks oneself
  10. buys a pup
  11. buys a ticket to

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