abonnementsavis

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

abonnement +‎ -s- +‎ avis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abʊnəˈmaŋsaˈʋiːs/
• Rhymes: -iːs
• Hyphenation: ab‧on‧ne‧ments‧av‧is

Noun

abonnementsavis f or m (definite singular abonnementsavisa or abonnementsavisen, indefinite plural abonnementsaviser, definite plural abonnementsavisene)

1. (media) a subscription newspaper (newspaper that you can subscribe to; newspaper which is mainly based on selling regular subscriptions)

   Antonym: løssalgsavis

   • 2004, Samtiden:

     en vanlig abonnementsavis har mellom 50 og 70 prosent av inntektene fra annonsene

     a regular subscription newspaper has between 50 and 70 percent of the revenue from the ads

   • 2000, Espen Haavardsholm, Øst for Eden, page 147:

     den store konservative og sterkt rojalistiske abonnementsavisen Morgenbladet

     the large conservative and strongly royalist subscription newspaper Morgenbladet

References

• “abonnementsavis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abonnementsavis” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “avis i postabonnement” in Store norske leksikon