"P2W" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} P2W (uncountable)
  1. (video games) Initialism of pay to win. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: pay to win Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-P2W-en-noun-Bb8ocvlz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

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