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donationware en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree English donation 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 donationware From donation + -ware.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A variant of freeware that offers an option to its user to donate money to the program's author.

Synonyms

honorware