subscription

[ suh b-skrip-shuh n ]

/ səbˈskrɪp ʃən /

noun

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

1400–50; late Middle English < Old French subscription < Latin subscrīptiōn- (stem of subscrīptiō) “something written beneath, signature, subscription” equivalent to subscrīpt(us) (see subscript) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM subscription

sub·scrip·tive

[suh b-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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British Dictionary definitions for pre-subscription

subscription

/ (səbˈskrɪpʃən) /

noun

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

Medical definitions for pre-subscription

subscription

[ səb-skrĭp′shən ]

n.

The part of a prescription giving the directions to the pharmacist.

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