paywall
A system that restricts access to content with a purchase or a paid subscriptionA system that restricts access to content with a purchase or a paid subscription.
» I can't read the article because of the paywall.
Ich kann den Artikel wegen der Paywall nicht lesen. — Luiaard
Ich kann den Artikel wegen der Bezahlschranke nicht lesen. — wolfgangth
Luiaard · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(informal)A system that restricts access to content with a purchase or a paid subscription.
The premium content on this website is behind a paywall.
Bezahlschranke, Paywall
- A mechanism used to limit access to only paying users
Examples
3 sentencesI can't read the article because of the paywall.
deIch kann den Artikel wegen der Paywall nicht lesen. — Luiaard
We've introduced a paywall.
deWir haben eine Paywall eingeführt. — Luiaard
Psychopathic corporate executives are putting API access for social media sites behind paywalls, when they're already selling user data.
Translations
6 languagesOrigin
From pay + wall, by analogy with firewall.From pay + wall, by analogy with firewall.
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