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Also known as pay-to-play, P2P

Pay-to-play (P2P), sometimes called pay-for-play, is situation in which money is exchanged for services or the privilege to engage in certain activities. The common denominator of all forms of pay-to-play is that one must pay to "get in the game", with the sports analogy frequently arising.

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Instance of
business model
Subclass of
payment
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facet of
privilege
opposite of
free-to-play
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Pay-to-play (P2P), sometimes called pay-for-play, is situation in which money is exchanged for services or the privilege to engage in certain activities. The common denominator of all forms of pay-to-play is that one must pay to "get in the game", with the sports analogy frequently arising.

== Terminology ==

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