soft paywall

sɔːft ˈpeɪˌwɔːl

Definition

Definition of soft paywall - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

media internet

TECH.

barrier letting some content be seen for free

TECH.

The news site uses a soft paywall for its articles.
The blog's soft paywall allowed three free reads monthly.
A soft paywall increased subscriber conversions for the magazine.

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Expressions with soft

go soft

lose firmness or hardness

The bread will go soft if left out.

soft heart

kind and compassionate nature

She has a soft heart for animals.

soft touch

gentle and careful way of handling something

She has a soft touch with delicate flowers..

soft on

adj.

being lenient or not strict

The teacher is soft on late submissions.

be going soft

lose firmness or structure

The fruit is going soft.

be soft on

treat someone with leniency or gentleness

The teacher was soft on the students during exams.

Expressions with paywall

behind a paywall

adj.

only available after paying or subscribing online

The article is behind a paywall, so I can't read it.

hard paywall

strict barrier blocking unpaid content access

The newspaper uses a hard paywall for its articles.

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French:paywall souple, ...
German:Soft Paywall, ...
Italian:paywall morbido, ...
Spanish:muro de pago flexible, ...
Portuguese:paywall suave, ...
Chinese:软性付费墙, ...
Japanese:ソフトペイウォール, ...
Arabic:جِدار دَفْع ناعِم, ...
Hebrew:חוֹמַת תַּשְׁלוּם רַכָּה, ...
Russian:мягкая платная стена, ...
Ukrainian:м'який платний доступ, ...
Hindi:सॉफ्ट पेवॉल, ...
Bengali:আংশিক পেওয়াল, ...
Catalan:mur de pagament suau, ...
Czech:měkký paywall, ...
Danish:blød betalingsmur, ...
Dutch:zachte betaalmuur, ...
Greek:ήπιο paywall, ...
Hungarian:puha fizetőfal, ...
Khmer:របាំងបង់ប្រាក់ទន់ភ្លន់, ...
Korean:소프트 페이월, ...
Persian:دیوار پرداخت نرم, ...
Polish:miękki paywall, ...
Portuguese (BR):parede de pagamento suave, ...
Romanian:paywall soft, ...
Swedish:mjuk betalvägg, ...
Thai:กำแพงเบา, ...
Turkish:yumuşak ücret duvarı, ...
Vietnamese:tường lửa mềm, ...

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