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pay TV

 
 
noun [U] (also pay television)

Definition

COMMUNICATIONS the system of television broadcasting in which people pay to watch particular programmes or particular channels: Around 24% of the world's TV households receive pay TV or cable TV.
(Definition of pay TV noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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