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buyrate

noun

Etymology

From buy + rate.

  1. derived from *krad-✻
  2. derived from *hratōną✻
  3. derived from hrata
  4. derived from raten
  5. compounded as buyrate — “buy + rate”

Definitions

  1. the percentage of available households that purchase a pay-per-view show.

    • On pay-per-view, November To Remember garnered a 0.20 buyrate, in the same neighborhood as the first two shows and, impressively, half what the WWF drew the following week for its In Your House: Degeneration X event.
    • The recent "Guns N' Roses Invade Paris!" pay-per-view concert tallied a 0.8 % buyrate, according to PolyGram Diversified Entertainment president John Scher, who characterized the show as "the biggest music event on pay-per-view this year."
    • ... My frustration comes over the fact that the ppv providers don't really understand the business and think the buyrate will depend on the known stars.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA