subscription
a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
the right to receive a periodical for a sum paid, usually for an agreed number of issues.
an arrangement for presenting a series of concerts, plays, etc., that one may attend by the payment of a membership fee: to purchase a 10-concert subscription.
the right to receive a service or access text online for a certain period of time: a subscription to a media streaming service; a subscription to an online encyclopedia; a satellite-TV subscription.
Chiefly British. the dues paid by a member of a club, society, etc.
a fund raised through sums of money subscribed.
a sum subscribed.
the act of appending one's signature or mark, as to a document.
a signature or mark thus appended.
something written beneath or at the end of a document or the like.
a document to which a signature is attached.
assent, agreement, or approval expressed verbally or by signing one's name.
Ecclesiastical. assent to or acceptance of a body of principles or doctrines, the purpose of which is to establish uniformity.
Church of England. formal acceptance of the Thirty-nine Articles of 1563 and the Book of Common Prayer.
Origin of subscription
1Other words from subscription
- sub·scrip·tive [suhb-skrip-tiv], /səbˈskrɪp tɪv/, adjective
- sub·scrip·tive·ly, adverb
- non·sub·scrip·tion, noun
- pre·sub·scrip·tion, noun
- pro·sub·scrip·tion, adjective
- re·sub·scrip·tion, noun
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How to use subscription in a sentence
It was the scene that launched a thousand HBO subscriptions—and one misguided, mammary-centric New Yorker think piece.
Alexandra Daddario on 'True Detective's' Misogyny Claims and Her Hollywood Ascent | Marlow Stern | September 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is part of the trade that we made when we stopped paying $9.99 a year for those magazine subscriptions.
Of Course Facebook Wants to Control Your Feelings | Richard Wheeler | July 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is a reason why subscriptions at major newspapers across the country are in steep decline.
While mobile telephone subscriptions (a little over 95 per 100 people) are also lower than in other countries.
New Social Progress Index Ranks U.S. 16th Out of 132 Countries | Brandy Zadrozny | April 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe result is a continual erosion of the business—fewer subscriptions sold, fewer print ads sold, even as costs rise annually.
These misfortunes culminated in an appeal to his countrymen for subscriptions on his behalf in the musical papers.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerSometimes fictitious subscriptions are made to induce others to subscribe for stock.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesThe authority of agents or commissioners to receive subscriptions is strictly regarded.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesThe city was divided into 10 districts, and four appointed to each district to solicit subscriptions.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThese, however, have no established funds, but depend on voluntary subscriptions and gifts.
Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
British Dictionary definitions for subscription
/ (səbˈskrɪpʃən) /
a payment or promise of payment for consecutive issues of a magazine, newspaper, book, etc, over a specified period of time
the advance purchase of tickets for a series of concerts, operas, etc
(as modifier): a subscription concert
an amount of money paid or promised, as to a charity, or the fund raised in this way
an offer to buy shares or bonds issued by a company
the act of signing one's name to a document, etc
a signature or other appendage attached to the bottom of a document, etc
agreement, consent, or acceptance expressed by or as if by signing one's name
a signed document, statement, etc
mainly British the membership dues or fees paid to a society or club
acceptance of a fixed body of articles of faith, doctrines, or principles laid down as universally binding upon all the members of a Church
med that part of a written prescription directing the pharmacist how to mix and prepare the ingredients: rarely seen today as modern drugs are mostly prepackaged by the manufacturers
an advance order for a new product
the sale of books, etc, prior to printing
(as modifier): a subscription edition
archaic allegiance; submission
- Abbreviation: sub
Derived forms of subscription
- subscriptive, adjective
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