subscribe to
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Contract to receive and pay for a given number of issues of a periodical, for tickets to a series of performances, or for a utility service. For example, We subscribe to the local paper , or Betty and I have been subscribing to this concert series for years , or We have no choice; we have to subscribe to the local power company .
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Feel or express approval of, as in I subscribe to your opinion but I don't think Donald does . [Mid-1500s]
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Promise to pay or contribute money to, as in We subscribe to many charities . [Mid-1600s] All of these usages come from subscribe in the sense of “sign one's name to something, such as a pledge.”
Example Sentences
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The Wall Street Journal has reported that trading companies were among the first to subscribe to the service.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Patreon, another San Francisco-based company that allows fans to subscribe to exclusive content from influencers, announced on its platform on July 23 that it would be reducing its team by 20%, or roughly 93 employees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
This chimes with other research which suggests that men are twice as likely to invest in stocks and shares than women, external, and women are more likely to subscribe to cash ISAs than men, external.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Founded in 2016, Factorial developed a platform for human resources, finance and tech teams, initially banking on a model known as software-as-a-service for which companies charge clients who subscribe to a platform or other service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
My father did not subscribe to local prejudice toward amaMfengu and befriended two amaMfengu brothers, George and Ben Mbekela.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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