soft paywall

noun

A paywall that allows limited free access, such as by allowing each user to read a certain number of articles per month without paying.

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Meanings

nounsoft paywall (plural soft paywalls)

plural soft paywalls

  1. InternetA paywall that allows limited free access, such as by allowing each user to read a certain number of articles per month without paying.

    Soft paywalls retain more users than hard paywalls - by a big margin.

    2014, The Guardian
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