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consent or pay

consent or pay noun: a tactic by which an online service or hospital gives the user or patient the choice of either paying full cost to use the service, or using it for free or subsidized but consenting to processing of their data.

Noun

consent or pay (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) A tactic by which an online service or hospital gives the user or patient the choice of either paying full cost to use the service, or using it for free or subsidized but consenting to processing of their data.
    Synonyms:
    pay or okay

Synonyms of consent or pay

Questions about consent or pay

What does consent or pay mean?
Consent or pay means a tactic by which an online service or hospital gives the user or patient the choice of either paying full cost to use the service, or using it for free or subsidized but consenting to processing of their data.
What part of speech is consent or pay?
Consent or pay is a noun.

Words near consent or pay in the dictionary

  1. consensusing
  2. consent
  3. consent decree
  4. consent decrees
  5. consent of the governed
  6. consent or pay
  7. consent search
  8. consent searches
  9. consentability
  10. consentable
  11. consentaneity

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