paywall
noun
- system that prevents Internet users from accessing webpage content without a paid subscription
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪ.wɔːl/ / /ˈpeɪ.wɔl/ / /ˈpeɪ.wɑl/
noun
Etymology: From pay + wall, by analogy with firewall.
- A system that restricts access to content with a purchase or a paid subscription.
“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.”
verb
Etymology: From pay + wall, by analogy with firewall.
- To restrict access to (a website or other resource) by means of a paywall.