subscription

nounattested in dialogue

//səbˈskɹɪpʃən//

Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.

noun

1
Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.
subscription fee
available by subscription
I have a monthly subscription to the Daily Telegraph newspaper.
My library subscription is about to expire.
2
Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment. Available only by means of such access.
subscription model
subscription content
3
The formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature.
4
The signing of one's name.
5
Contributing or promising to contribute money to a common fund.

Etymology

From Latin subscriptiō; by surface analysis, sub- + script + -ion. All senses reflect (either literally or figuratively) the notion of signing one's own name beneath some promise or description to indicate that one agrees with it or agrees to it.

Forms

plural: subscriptions

submission · The act of submitting or yielding; surrender.submit · To yield or give way to another.subpoena · A writ (“written order”) requiring someone to appear in…

subscription · Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.

subsequent · Following in time; coming or being after something else at…subsequently · Following, afterwards in either time or place.subspace · A subset of a space which is a space in its own right.

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