"payware" meaning in English

See payware in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-payware.wav
Etymology: From pay + -ware. Etymology templates: {{af|en|pay|-ware|id2=software}} pay + -ware Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} payware (uncountable)
  1. (computing, informal) Software for which a payment is required, as opposed to freeware. Tags: informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Software Synonyms: buyware, costware Translations (commercial software): komercaĵo (Esperanto)
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