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subscription library

British  

noun

  1. a commercial lending library

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The ROG Xbox Ally will let gamers access their Game Pass subscription library on-the-go, in effect meaning members will start off with hundreds of games.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2025

Sony’s now rolling the two entities into one, combining them under the name PlayStation Plus, with its highest tier creating the largest subscription library to date.

From The Verge • Mar. 29, 2022

She says most people join a subscription library for the surroundings as much as the books themselves.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2016

So what exactly is the draw of the subscription library?

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2016

Over and above this, every Thursday evening she went to the subscription library to change the week's supply of books, and there again she met friends and acquaintances.

From The Lost Girl by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)