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subscription

[ suhb-skrip-shuhn ]

noun

  1. a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
  2. the right to receive a periodical for a sum paid, usually for an agreed number of issues.
  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Chiefly British. the dues paid by a member of a club, society, etc.
  6. a fund raised through sums of money subscribed.
  7. a sum subscribed.
  8. the act of appending one's signature or mark, as to a document.
  9. a signature or mark thus appended.
  10. something written beneath or at the end of a document or the like.
  11. a document to which a signature is attached.
  12. assent, agreement, or approval expressed verbally or by signing one's name.
  13. Ecclesiastical. assent to or acceptance of a body of principles or doctrines, the purpose of which is to establish uniformity.
  14. Church of England. formal acceptance of the Thirty-nine Articles of 1563 and the Book of Common Prayer.


subscription

/ əˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. a payment or promise of payment for consecutive issues of a magazine, newspaper, book, etc, over a specified period of time
    1. the advance purchase of tickets for a series of concerts, operas, etc
    2. ( as modifier )

      a subscription concert

  2. an amount of money paid or promised, as to a charity, or the fund raised in this way
  3. an offer to buy shares or bonds issued by a company
  4. the act of signing one's name to a document, etc
  5. a signature or other appendage attached to the bottom of a document, etc
  6. agreement, consent, or acceptance expressed by or as if by signing one's name
  7. a signed document, statement, etc
  8. the membership dues or fees paid to a society or club
  9. acceptance of a fixed body of articles of faith, doctrines, or principles laid down as universally binding upon all the members of a Church
  10. 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
  11. an advance order for a new product
    1. the sale of books, etc, prior to printing
    2. ( as modifier )

      a subscription edition

  12. archaic.
    allegiance; submission
“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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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈپ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ··پ [s, uh, b-, skrip, -tiv], adjective
  • ܲ·t· adverb
  • ԴDzȴܲ·tDz noun
  • ȴܲ·tDz noun
  • ȴܲ·tDz adjective
  • ȴܲ·tDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of subscription1

1400–50; late Middle English < Old French subscription < Latin ܲīپō- (stem of ܲīپō ) “something written beneath, signature, subscription” equivalent to ܲī ( us ) ( subscript ) + -ō- -ion
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Example Sentences

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She did, however, keep open the possibility of a subscription model.

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Max will allow each subscription account to add one person who does not live in their household for $7.99 a month.

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Starting in 2016, YouTube announced a slate of premium scripted shows to its subscription service to compete with Hulu, but most of the shows didn’t gain enough traction on the platform.

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Meta introduced a "consent or pay" model on Facebook and Instagram, which meant users had to choose between allowing cookies to track them, or pay a monthly subscription.

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The consumer protection watchdog accused Uber of charging customers for its Uber One subscription service without getting their consent and making it hard for users to cancel.

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