Freemium

Quick meaning: Freemium is an adjective meaning Offering basic services for free while charging a premium for advanced or special features.

Meaning

Offering basic services for free while charging a premium for advanced or special features.

More Meanings

1. (countable) A product that is offered free of charge and supported by sales of a premium version.
2. (uncountable) A business model that relies on offering a free version and charging for a premium version.

Example Sentences

So the only thing left would be using freemium as a means of gaining trial, with the potential to up-sell to a paid subscription.

Most consumer-level cloud offerings would be labeled a freemium, which is a free version that is supported by a paid, premium version.

When framing a business model within the consumer Internet space, we may hear about advertising-supported, freemium, subscription, or a hybrid model.

Regarding premium services, both the "freemium" model (free basic service with a premium service offered on a subscription basis) and the free trial model.

Word Forms

• freemiums

Synonyms for freemium

Depending on context, synonyms include freeconomics.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include for-pay, feepaying, silver, midrate, moderate, full-service.

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