"PWYW" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} PWYW (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of pay what you want. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: pay what you want
    Sense id: en-PWYW-en-noun-CFB1-CFb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52

Phrase

Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} PWYW
  1. Initialism of pay what you want. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: pay what you want
    Sense id: en-PWYW-en-phrase-CFB1-CFb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
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