Definition of microtransaction in English:
microtransaction
nounˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˌtranzakʃ(ə)nˌmaɪkroʊtrænˈzækʃ(ə)n
A very small financial transaction conducted online.
analysts believe the company would earn a lot from pay-as-you-go microtransactions
the game derives all of its revenue from microtransactions
Example sentencesExamples
- Other games offer "microtransactions" that focus on character customisation.
- Microtransactions need extremely low overheads (you can't spend 32 cents collecting a 5 cent charge).
- No credible billing service exists on the Internet today for microtransactions, but I predict the emergence of one within a very short amount of time.
- A few micropayment schemes are basically intermediaries that are brokering your microtransaction.
- Most current transaction fees are higher than the profit from any single microtransaction.
- The game offers players the chance to get ahead of the curve in terms of leveling up and character customization via microtransactions.
- When viewed together, these seven games have 805 individual items within them that are available through microtransactions.
- People don't want to deal with the hassles of microtransactions every time they want something.
- The advantages of such a system are clear: it would eliminate identity theft and enable small, secure electronic "microtransactions," long a dream of Internet commerce pioneers.
- The nature of the Web encourages users to move around freely; only possible if the payment model is microtransactions rather than subscriptions.
Definition of microtransaction in US English:
microtransaction
nounˌmaɪkroʊtrænˈzækʃ(ə)nˌmīkrōtranˈzakSH(ə)n
A very small financial transaction conducted online.
analysts believe the company would earn a lot from pay-as-you-go microtransactions
the game derives all of its revenue from microtransactions
Example sentencesExamples
- The game offers players the chance to get ahead of the curve in terms of leveling up and character customization via microtransactions.
- Other games offer "microtransactions" that focus on character customisation.
- Most current transaction fees are higher than the profit from any single microtransaction.
- When viewed together, these seven games have 805 individual items within them that are available through microtransactions.
- A few micropayment schemes are basically intermediaries that are brokering your microtransaction.
- The nature of the Web encourages users to move around freely; only possible if the payment model is microtransactions rather than subscriptions.
- The advantages of such a system are clear: it would eliminate identity theft and enable small, secure electronic "microtransactions," long a dream of Internet commerce pioneers.
- Microtransactions need extremely low overheads (you can't spend 32 cents collecting a 5 cent charge).
- People don't want to deal with the hassles of microtransactions every time they want something.
- No credible billing service exists on the Internet today for microtransactions, but I predict the emergence of one within a very short amount of time.