freemium

/ˈfɹiː.miː.əm/

Etymology

Blend of free + premium.

freemium means offering basic services for free while charging a premium for advanced or special features. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

adj

Offering basic services for free while charging a premium for advanced or special features.“When framing a business model within the consumer Internet space, we may hear about advertising-supported, freemium, subscription, or a hybrid model.”

noun

A product that is offered free of charge and supported by sales of a premium version.“Most consumer-level cloud offerings would be labeled a freemium, which is a free version that is supported by a paid, premium version.”
A business model that relies on offering a free version and charging for a premium version.“So the only thing left would be using freemium as a means of gaining trial, with the potential to up-sell to a paid subscription.”