Meaning & use
Paywalled
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Restricted behind a payment requirement, so that access to online content is only granted after subscribing or paying.
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The investigative report is paywalled, so only subscribers can read the full article.
Many news sites have paywalled their archives, limiting free access to a few articles a month.
A note on using this word
A digital-era word formed from 'paywall,' which itself emerged in the 2000s as online publishers sought ways to charge for content.
Words with a similar meaning
restrictedsubscription-only
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Words with an opposite meaning
freeopen-access
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