freemium
A product that is offered free of charge and supported by sales of a premium versionA product that is offered free of charge and supported by sales of a premium version.
» Some freemium services limit storage space unless you upgrade.
rul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(countable)A product that is offered free of charge and supported by sales of a premium version.
(uncountable)A business model that relies on offering a free version and charging for a premium version.
Freemium
Examples
3 sentencesSome freemium services limit storage space unless you upgrade.
Many mobile games rely on freemium pricing to attract new users.
The freemium version includes ads, while the paid version removes them.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Blend of free + premium.Blend of free + premium.
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Forms
plural: freemiumsSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.