Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

payware

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: pay-ware
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Software for which a payment is required.

Informal; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English pay Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English payware From pay + -ware.

Usage

Synonyms

buyware costware

Antonyms

free software freeware

Questions

What does payware mean?: Software for which a payment is required.
Where does payware come from?: Etymology tree English pay Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English payware From pay + -ware.

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