payware

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noun

Software for which a payment is required.

Similar
buywarecostware
Opposite
free softwarefreeware
OriginEnglish softwarebf. ← Middle English ware ← Old English waru →
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Meanings

nounpayware (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountablecomputingSoftware for which a payment is required.

    Synonyms: buyware, costware · Antonyms: free software, freeware

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSoftware for which a payment is required.

Similar
buywarecostware
Opposite
free softwarefreeware
Also see
buywarecostware

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂ḱs
  3. Proto-Italic*pāks
  4. Latinpāx
  5. Latinpācō
  6. Old Frenchpaiier
  7. Middle Englishpayen
  8. Englishpay
  9. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  10. Proto-Germanic*samþuz /*samftuz
  11. Proto-West Germanic*samft(ī)
  12. Old Englishsōfte
  13. Middle Englishsofte
  14. Englishsoft
  15. Proto-Germanic*warō
  16. Proto-West Germanic*waru
  17. Old Englishwaru
  18. Middle Englishware
  19. Englishsoftwarebf.
  20. Englishpayware

From pay + -ware.

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Translations

Esperanto komercaĵo
  • komercaĵocommercial software
Cite this entry
APA

payware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/payware

MLA

“payware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/payware. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “payware,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/payware.

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