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Buyrate

By Eric Cohen, About.com

Definition: A rating in the pay-per-view industry which lets people know how many pay-per-view broadcasts were bought.
Examples:
The buyrate is the most important number for the promtions. A good buyrate for a show will make the promtion a lot of money. A bad buy rate can lead to people being fired.

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