Definitions for subscription
səbˈskrɪp ʃənsub·scrip·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. subscriptionnoun

   a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time

2. subscriptionnoun

   agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name

3. subscriptionnoun

   a pledged contribution

4. subscriptionnoun

   the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document)

   "the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. subscriptionnoun

   access to a resource for a period of time.

2. subscriptionnoun

   the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature

3. subscriptionnoun

   the signing of one's name

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Subscriptionnoun

   Etymology: from subscriptio, Latin.

   1. Any thing underwritten.

   The man asked, are ye Christians? We answered we were; fearing the less because of the cross we had seen in the subscription. Francis Bacon.

   2. Consent or attestation given by underwriting the name.3. The act or state of contributing to any undertaking.

   The work he ply’d;
   Stocks and subscriptions pour on ev’ry side. Alexander Pope.

   South-sea subscriptions take who please,
   Leave me but liberty. Alexander Pope.

   4. Submission; obedience. Not in use.

   I tax not you, you elements, with unkindness;
   I never gave you kingdom, call’d you children,
   You owe me no subscription. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Subscription

   The subscription business model is a business model in which a customer must pay a recurring price at regular intervals for access to a product or service. The model was pioneered by publishers of books and periodicals in the 17th century, and is now used by many businesses, websites and even pharmaceutical companies in partnership with the government.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Subscriptionnoun

   the act of subscribing

2. Subscriptionnoun

   that which is subscribed

3. Subscriptionnoun

   a paper to which a signature is attached

4. Subscriptionnoun

   the signature attached to a paper

5. Subscriptionnoun

   consent or attestation by underwriting the name

6. Subscriptionnoun

   sum subscribed; amount of sums subscribed; as, an individual subscription to a fund

7. Subscriptionnoun

   the acceptance of articles, or other tests tending to promote uniformity; esp. (Ch. of Eng.), formal assent to the Thirty-nine Articles and the Book of Common Prayer, required before ordination

8. Subscriptionnoun

   submission; obedience

9. Subscriptionnoun

   that part of a prescription which contains the direction to the apothecary

10. Subscriptionnoun

    a method of purchasing items produced periodically in a series, as newspapers or magazines, in which a certain number of the items are delivered as produced, without need for ordering each item individually; also, the purchase thus executed

11. Etymology: [L. subscriptio: cf. F. souscription.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. subscription

   An agreement by a nation

Matched Categories

1. • Agreement
   • Contribution
   • Handwriting
   • Payment

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'subscription' in Nouns Frequency: #2784

How to pronounce subscription?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say subscription in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of subscription in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of subscription in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of subscription in a Sentence

1. Ted Sarandos:

   What's important is for part of your Netflix subscription, you are in the zeitgeist, you're watching the programming that the rest of the world is loving at the same time.

2. Daniel Ives:

   It appears the company is hitting its stride as product innovation on the (software subscription) front coupled with a more acquisitive strategy are laying the groundwork for another strong year in 2015, cyber security tailwinds are massive and Check Point is at the right place at the right time.

3. Paolo Pescatore:

   The roll-out of new subscription-based services by Apple paves the way for the introduction of new business models akin to the all-you-can-eat bundles like Amazon Prime, in the future we might even see users pay for a service bundle and receive a new iPhone every year.

4. Rasmus Kleis Nielsen:

   Much of the population is perfectly happy with the news that they can access for free and even amongst those who are willing to pay, the majority are only willing to sign up for one subscription, a lot of the public is really alienated from a lot of the journalism that they see - they don't find it particularly trustworthy, they don't find it particularly relevant and they don't find it leaves them in a better place.

5. Jacinto Roca:

   We are complementary to subscription services like Netflix because they do not have new movie releases coming out of the cinemas.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=subscription
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Subscription
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=subscription
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subscription
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subscription
6. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf