unpaywall
unpaywall verb: to remove a paywall from.
Verb
unpaywall (third-person singular simple present unpaywalls, present participle unpaywalling, simple past and past participle unpaywalled)
- To remove a paywall from.
- I will, over the next few weeks, start unpaywalling the articles I’ve got up.2019 January 22, Yasmin Nair, “Changes”, in Yasmin Nair
- While I like publishing free posts once in a while and am in the habit of unpaywalling older ones, my overall goal is to increase my ranks of paid subscribers, so I’ve prioritized paid content.2021 November 20, Jesse Singal, “"Let's Make Unreasonable Rhetorical Demands Of The People Who We Want On Our Side"”, in Singal-Minded
Forms of unpaywall
| third-person singular present | unpaywalls |
|---|---|
| present participle | unpaywalling |
| past participle | unpaywalled |
| past | unpaywalled |
Origin of unpaywall
From un- + paywall.
Questions about unpaywall
- What does unpaywall mean?
- Unpaywall means to remove a paywall from.
- What part of speech is unpaywall?
- Unpaywall is a verb.
- What is the past tense of unpaywall?
- The past tense of unpaywall is unpaywalled.
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