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soft paywall

soft paywall noun: a paywall that allows limited free access, such as by allowing each user to read a certain number of articles per month without paying.

Noun

soft paywall (plural soft paywalls)

  1. (Internet) A paywall that allows limited free access, such as by allowing each user to read a certain number of articles per month without paying.
    • Soft paywalls retain more users than hard paywalls - by a big margin.2014, The Guardian

Forms of soft paywall

pluralsoft paywalls

Questions about soft paywall

What does soft paywall mean?
Soft paywall means a paywall that allows limited free access, such as by allowing each user to read a certain number of articles per month without paying.
What part of speech is soft paywall?
Soft paywall is a noun.
What is the plural of soft paywall?
The plural of soft paywall is soft paywalls.

Words near soft paywall in the dictionary

  1. soft ordnance
  2. soft palate
  3. soft palates
  4. soft paraffin
  5. soft paste
  6. soft paywall
  7. soft paywalls
  8. soft pedal
  9. soft pedals
  10. soft peddle
  11. soft photon

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