: a system that prevents Internet users from accessing certain Web content without a paid subscription
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The New York Times has put the Mini Crossword, one of its popular daily games behind a paywall, and many of its frequent players are decrying the change.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
But some valuable info in available in front of the paywall.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Samsung introduced a sleep and running coach in its latest smartwatch models, and it is not locked behind a paywall.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The latter started a paywall last year.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
But some valuable info in available in front of the paywall.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Samsung introduced a sleep and running coach in its latest smartwatch models, and it is not locked behind a paywall.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The latter started a paywall last year.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Paywall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paywall. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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paywall
noun
pay·wall
ˈpā-ˌwȯl 
: a system that prevents Internet users from accessing certain Web content without a paid subscription
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