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View synonyms for pay television

pay television

noun

  1. a commercial service that broadcasts or provides television programs to viewers who pay a monthly charge or a per-program fee.
  2. the programming provided.


pay television

noun

  1. a system by which television programmes are transmitted in scrambled form, unintelligible except to those who have paid for descrambling equipment Also calledsubscription television Compare free-to-air pay-per-view


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pay television1

First recorded in 1955–60

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