click-through

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noun

ˈklik-ˌthrü

: an instance of clicking on a link on a web page

click-through rate

also : the volume of click-throughs on a link

click through

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verb

clicked through; clicking through; clicks through

transitive verb

: to click on (a link, such as a link for a promotion or advertisement) on a web page that opens a new page or site

They have been pressing all Web sites, including those dedicated to journalism, to accept payment completely or partially based on the number of people clicking through an advertisement or even on the number of people who buy a product.—

Joseph Menn

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Noun

The platform improves return on advertising spend (ROAS) threefold, boosts click-through rates (CTR) by 200% and reduces production and testing costs by approximately 50% on average, according to the company. —

Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024 Leveraging Google Ads According to 2024 data from WordStream, the average click-through rate (CTR) for physicians' and surgeons' search ads is 6.73%. —

Bahram Moshrefnoory, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

Verb

All answers contain sources to allow users to click through to verify where the information comes from and read more. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 They’re stuck clicking through numerous apps and endlessly browsing thumbnails; no centralized platform has all viewing in one place. —

Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for click-through