pay-per-view

noun

: a cable television service by which customers can order access to a particular broadcast for a fee

Examples of pay-per-view in a Sentence

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The business models have also changed — in Bischoff’s WCW days, pay-per-view buys represented (at least) a quarter of the company’s revenue. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025 Users could also access pay-per-view boxing, MMA, and motorsports events. Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025 That matchup headlines the UFC 322 pay-per-view fight card from Madison Square Garden in New York on November 15. Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 The feud ignited at the Forbidden Door pay-per-view in August. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pay-per-view

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First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pay-per-view was in 1978

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“Pay-per-view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay-per-view. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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pay-per-view

noun
: a cable television service by which customers can order access to a particular broadcast for a fee
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