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CPM - Cost Per Thousand Impressions

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Definition: CPM or cost per thousand impressions is an AdSense pricing scheme where webmasters are paid for every thousand times an ad is displayed on a page.

The price webmasters are paid depends on the demand for the particular keywords the ads are targeted towards. The other method of payment for AdSense is CPC.

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