Meanings
nounpay TV (uncountable)
alternative pay television · alternative pay-TV
- uncountableA system whereby viewers pay to subscribe to specific broadcast television channels or programme typically used in cable television services
Synonyms: feevee
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA system whereby viewers pay to subscribe to specific broadcast television channels or programme typically used in cable television services
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 付費電視 /付费电视
- 付費電視 /付费电视 (fùfèi diànshì)subscription-based television services
Finnish maksu-TV
- maksu-TVsubscription-based television services
French télévision à péage
- télévision à péagesubscription-based television services
German Pay-TV, Bezahlfernsehen
- Pay-TVsubscription-based television services
- Bezahlfernsehensubscription-based television services
Japanese 有料テレビ, ペイテレビ
- 有料テレビ (yūryō terebi)subscription-based television services
- ペイテレビ (pei-terebi)subscription-based television services
Polish płatna telewizja
- płatna telewizjasubscription-based television services
Russian пла́тное телеви́дение
- пла́тное телеви́дение (plátnoje televídenije)subscription-based television services
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APA
pay TV. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pay%20TV
MLA
“pay TV.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pay%20TV. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pay TV,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pay%20TV.
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