freemium

(adjective)

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

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Examples of freemium in the following topics:

  • The Freemium Model

    • Freemium, a combination of the words "free" and "premium," is a business model where the company gives away a free service or software to all customers.
    • Freemium has become a popular model for Web 2.0 companies to market their products.
    • Wired's, Editor-in Chief, Chris Anderson examines the many sides of free and freemium in his 2009 book Free: The Future of a Radical Price.
    • Many online games have also adopted a freemium model.
    • Freemium is closely related to tiered services.