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🕒 US east time 💾 Digital ownership
EST

EST

1 7.7
A way to buy and permanently own a digital film or album
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : venta digital permanente (EST)

Examples

  • The same thing is done with ESTs.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Their efforts currently boast 87,000 EST.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Many people prefer to buy movies through EST services so they can watch them anytime.

  • She was excited to own her favorite album as an EST after purchasing it online.

  • With EST, you can keep a digital copy of the film you love for years to come.

Idioms

to esse est percipi
  • Formal
9.9

To exist only when people notice you or it

id est
  • Formal
8.2

To give a more exact explanation

Roma locuta est, causa finita est
  • Archaic
9.9

A phrase that says when a person in charge decides, the matter is finished

Compounds

esse est percipi
  • Formal
9.9

A view that things exist only when someone notices them

Surface Forms

EST singular
ESTs plural

Etymology

EST is short for Electronic Sell-Through, which literally means 'to sell' a digital item so the buyer can 'keep' it. A helpful way to remember it is to think of buying a movie online to own it forever, not just renting it for a short time.