pay-per-view

noun

ˈpā-pər-ˌvyü 

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

The platform’s new pay-per-view Ultimate plan gets you everything in the Standard plan but includes a minimum of 12 pay-per-views a year included at no extra cost. — Sophie Dunne, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026

Satterley, who over the years wrestled for AEW and WWE under various names including Pac, Bastard, Adrian Neville and Neville, died September 27, one day after he was featured (as Pac) at AEW’s All Out pay-per-view from Chicago. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026

Bound for Glory pay-per-view to answer Moose’s open challenger. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

The platform can be embedded into a customer’s website or deployed as a standalone audiovisual service, with AVOD, subscription and pay-per-view monetisation models. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pay-per-view

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue

Kids Definition

pay-per-view

noun

: a cable television service by which customers can order access to a particular broadcast for a fee