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\ ˈpā-ˈtē-ˈvē 
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\Definition of pay-TV
: a service providing noncommercial television programming (such as recent movies and entertainment specials) by means of a scrambled signal to subscribers who are provided with a decoder
— called also pay television
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pay-TV
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of pay-TV
: television channels that you must order and pay for
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The first known use of pay-TV was in 1954
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