"freemium" meaning in English

See freemium in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Blend of free + premium Etymology templates: {{blend|en|free|premium}} Blend of free + premium Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} freemium (not comparable)
  1. Offering basic services for free while charging a premium for advanced or special features. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-freemium-en-adj-sL66z5Iq

Noun

Forms: freemiums [plural]
Etymology: Blend of free + premium Etymology templates: {{blend|en|free|premium}} Blend of free + premium Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} freemium (countable and uncountable, plural freemiums)
  1. (countable) A product that is offered free of charge and supported by sales of a premium version. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-freemium-en-noun-olskEbpY
  2. (uncountable) A business model that relies on offering a free version and charging for a premium version. Tags: uncountable Synonyms (business model): freeconomics Translations (Translations): فريميوم [masculine] (Arabic), freemium (Danish), freemium [masculine] (French), Freemium [neuter] (German), freemium (Norwegian Bokmål), freemium [neuter] (Polish), freemium [common-gender] (Swedish), freemium (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-freemium-en-noun-8ZlyueSL Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English blends: 16 13 71 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 19 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 9 18 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 5 9 85 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 17 76 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 15 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 9 18 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 15 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 7 14 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 8 17 74 Disambiguation of 'business model': 3 97 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 14 86

Inflected forms

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