Definition of "pay-per-view" []

• A service offered by cable television companies that allows subscribers to view special programs for an additional charge. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I’d always fought on pay-per-view, which is a huge source of revenue, but I wanted to do this one for free so I wouldn’t have to commit to a multifight deal before demonstrating my drawing power."
• "Think Bad Teacher and Horrible Bosses -- the kind of movie you won't resent devoting time to on cable or pay-per-view but feel slightly abused for coughing up the price of a first-run movie theater ticket."
• "In the background, his buddies are hollering over a pay-per-view fight."