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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

Examples of pay-per-view in a Sentence

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The main event can be live-streamed nationally via pay-per-view purchase through ESPN. Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025 This deal is such a huge win for fans with no more pay-per-view. Joe Otterson, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025 Because three days before the pay-per-view card, Ewing wasn’t even a UFC fighter. Brian Martin, Oc Register, 20 Nov. 2025 The fights are being broadcast on DAZN pay-per-view. Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pay-per-view

Word History

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 7 Dec. 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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