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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpeɪ.wɔːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpeɪ.wɔl/ [General-American], /ˈpeɪ.wɑl/ [cot-caught-merger] Forms: paywalls [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪwɔːl Etymology: From pay + wall, by analogy with firewall. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pay|wall}} pay + wall Head templates: {{en-noun}} paywall (plural paywalls)
  1. (informal, computing) A system that restricts access to content with a purchase or a paid subscription. Wikidata QID: Q910845 Tags: informal Categories (topical): Computing Derived forms: hard paywall, soft paywall Related terms: login wall, registration wall Translations (system that restricts access to paying subscribers): 付費牆 /付费墙 (fùfèiqiáng) (Chinese Mandarin), betaalmuur [masculine] (Dutch), maksumuuri (Finnish), péage [masculine] (French), Bezahlschranke [feminine] (German), Paywall [feminine] (German), fizetőfal (Hungarian), paywall [masculine] (Italian), a pagamento (Italian), accesso a pagamento (Italian), pedaggio [masculine] (Italian), betalingsmur [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), paywall [masculine] (Polish), muro de pagamento [masculine] (Portuguese), paywall [masculine] (Portuguese), cachaileith-phàighidh [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), muro de pago [masculine] (Spanish), betalvägg [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-paywall-en-noun-en:Q910845 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 68 32 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: paywalled

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈpeɪ.wɔːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpeɪ.wɔl/ [General-American], /ˈpeɪ.wɑl/ [cot-caught-merger] Forms: paywalls [present, singular, third-person], paywalling [participle, present], paywalled [participle, past], paywalled [past]
Rhymes: -eɪwɔːl Etymology: From pay + wall, by analogy with firewall. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pay|wall}} pay + wall Head templates: {{en-verb}} paywall (third-person singular simple present paywalls, present participle paywalling, simple past and past participle paywalled)
  1. (informal, computing, transitive) To restrict access to (a website or other resource) by means of a paywall. Tags: informal, transitive Categories (topical): Computing Derived forms: nonpaywalled, unpaywalled
    Sense id: en-paywall-en-verb-t94TdQpV Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: paywalled

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˌpejˈwɔw/ [Brazil], [ˌpeɪ̯ˈwɔʊ̯] [Brazil] Forms: paywalls [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English paywall. Etymology templates: {{ubor|pt|en|paywall}} Unadapted borrowing from English paywall Head templates: {{pt-noun|f|#s}} paywall f (plural paywalls)
  1. (informal, computing) paywall Wikidata QID: Q910845 Wikipedia link: pt:paywall Tags: feminine, informal Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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      "text": "→ Polish: paywall"
    },
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            "1": "pt",
            "2": "paywall",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: paywall",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: paywall"
    },
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            "2": "betalingsmur",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: betalingsmur (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: betalingsmur (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "betalvägg",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: betalvägg (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: betalvägg (calque)"
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "pay + wall",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From pay + wall, by analogy with firewall.",
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        "plural"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "login wall"
    },
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      "word": "registration wall"
    }
  ],
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        "en:Computing"
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        {
          "ref": "2009 May 29, ScuttleMonkey, “Newspaper Execs Hold Secret Meeting To Discuss Paywalls”, in Slashdot:",
          "text": "Techdirt got wind of a secret meeting by newspaper execs, complete with antitrust lawyers, to discuss how to proceed on the issue of implementing paywalls going forward.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Dennis F. Herrick, Media Management in the Age of Giants: Business Dynamics of Journalism. Second Edition., UNM Press, →ISBN, page 332:",
          "text": "Scores of other newspapers started selling digital subscriptions in 2011, either with a paywall on their sites or by charging for mobile access with an e-reader app. […] Time magazine also set up a paywall in 2011, its second attempt in two years, […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, Brian Gorman, Crash to Paywall: Canadian Newspapers and the Great Disruption, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, →ISBN, page 140:",
          "text": "As for the larger general-interest dailies, Long Island's Newsday was the first to erect its paywall, in October 2009. It allowed full access for subscribers to the print edition of the paper or the parent company Cablevision, or for people willing to pay $5 per week.",
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        }
      ],
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        "A system that restricts access to content with a purchase or a paid subscription."
      ],
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        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
        ],
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          "restrict",
          "restrict"
        ],
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          "access",
          "access"
        ],
        [
          "content",
          "content"
        ],
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          "purchase",
          "purchase"
        ],
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          "subscription",
          "subscription"
        ]
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        "(informal, computing) A system that restricts access to content with a purchase or a paid subscription."
      ],
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        "en:Q910845"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "wikidata": [
        "Q910845"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpeɪ.wɔːl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpeɪ.wɔl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpeɪ.wɑl/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪwɔːl"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fùfèiqiáng",
      "sense": "system that restricts access to paying subscribers",
      "word": "付費牆 /付费墙"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "system that restricts access to paying subscribers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "betaalmuur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "system that restricts access to paying subscribers",
      "word": "maksumuuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "system that restricts access to paying subscribers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "péage"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "system that restricts access to paying subscribers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Bezahlschranke"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "system that restricts access to paying subscribers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Paywall"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "system that restricts access to paying subscribers",
      "word": "fizetőfal"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "system that restricts access to paying subscribers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paywall"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "system that restricts access to paying subscribers",
      "word": "a pagamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "system that restricts access to paying subscribers",
      "word": "accesso a pagamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "system that restricts access to paying subscribers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pedaggio"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "system that restricts access to paying subscribers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "betalingsmur"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "system that restricts access to paying subscribers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paywall"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "system that restricts access to paying subscribers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "muro de pagamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "system that restricts access to paying subscribers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paywall"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "system that restricts access to paying subscribers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cachaileith-phàighidh"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "system that restricts access to paying subscribers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "muro de pago"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "system that restricts access to paying subscribers",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "betalvägg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "paywall"
}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
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    "Rhymes:English/eɪwɔːl",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪwɔːl/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "nonpaywalled"
    },
    {
      "word": "paywalled"
    },
    {
      "word": "unpaywalled"
    }
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        "2": "pay",
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      },
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      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "paywalls",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paywalling",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paywalled",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paywalled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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    }
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Computing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To restrict access to (a website or other resource) by means of a paywall."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
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        "(informal, computing, transitive) To restrict access to (a website or other resource) by means of a paywall."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "transitive"
      ],
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        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈpeɪ.wɔːl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpeɪ.wɔl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpeɪ.wɑl/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪwɔːl"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "args": {
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        "2": "en",
        "3": "paywall"
      },
      "expansion": "Unadapted borrowing from English paywall",
      "name": "ubor"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "paywalls",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "Q910845"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpejˈwɔw/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌpeɪ̯ˈwɔʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "paywall"
}

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