A subscription is an amount of money that you pay regularly in order to belong to an organization, to help a charity or campaign, or to receive copies of a magazine or newspaper.
You can become a member by paying the yearly subscription.
Synonyms: membership fee, charge, dues, annual payment More Synonyms of subscription
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Subscription television is television that you can watch only if you pay a subscription. A subscription channel is a channel that you can watch only if you pay a subscription.
East Coast Pay Television was Australia's first digital direct broadcast satellitesubscription television service.
More Synonyms of subscription
subscription in British English
(səbˈskrɪpʃən)
noun
1.
a payment or promise of payment for consecutive issues of a magazine, newspaper, book, etc, over a specified period of time
2.
a.
the advance purchase of tickets for a series of concerts, operas, etc
b.
(as modifier)
a subscription concert
3.
an amount of money paid or promised, as to a charity, or the fund raised in this way
4.
an offer to buy shares or bonds issued by a company
5.
the act of signing one's name to a document, etc
6.
a signature or other appendage attached to the bottom of a document, etc
7.
agreement, consent, or acceptance expressed by or as if by signing one's name
8.
a signed document, statement, etc
9. mainly British
the membership dues or fees paid to a society or club
10.
an agreement to receive information posted at a particular location on the internet
11.
acceptance of a fixed body of articles of faith, doctrines, or principles laid down as universally binding upon all the members of a Church
12. medicine
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
13.
an advance order for a new product
14.
a.
the sale of books, etc, prior to printing
b.
(as modifier)
a subscription edition
15. archaic
allegiance; submission
Abbreviation: sub
Derived forms
subscriptive (subˈscriptive)
adjective
subscription in American English
(səbˈskrɪpʃən)
noun
1.
the act of subscribing
2.
something subscribed
; specif.,
a.
a written signature
b.
a signed document, etc.
c.
consent or sanction, esp. in writing
d.
an amount of money subscribed
e.
a formal agreement to receive and pay for a periodical, books, theater tickets, etc. for a specified period of time
f.
the right to receive a periodical, etc., as by payment of a fixed sum
3.
that part of a doctor's prescription giving directions to the pharmacist
see also signature (sense 4)
4. Ecclesiastical
assent to certain doctrines for promoting uniformity; specif., in the Anglican Church, acceptance of the Thirty-nine Articles of Faith
Word origin
ME subscripcion < L subscriptio
Examples of 'subscription' in a sentence
subscription
Perhaps you have to pay a subscription for that.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Rival publishers are considering launching their own digital subscription services.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This gives complete membership so subscriptions are lower.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They have millions of members paying subscriptions for that.
The Sun (2012)
The new service is funded by dealer subscriptions.
The Sun (2010)
We were then told a magazine subscription was causing problems.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The sites make their money from subscriptions and online advertising.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Instead we should make membership subscriptions the only legal source of income.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It would be funded by subscriptions from teachers who sign up as members.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It may be magazine subscriptions or all sorts of stuff.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Last week it said that it would sell them so that it can make money selling subscriptions to electronic databases.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
No subscription or payment is required.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
No online subscription or payment necessary.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They also receive a 12-month subscription to the game.
The Sun (2008)
It will be free-to-air before becoming a subscription channel by the end of the year.
The Sun (2011)
Members receive exclusive football, rugby and cricket highlights free as part of their subscription.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You must pay a subscription of 50p a week.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
That levy on your telly is an absurdly old-fashioned concept in the modern era of digital subscriptions.
The Sun (2015)
This could also result in a reduction in members' subscriptions.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Most pay a subscription fee, but the company is now making more money from merchandising.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He pays his boxers well and the fans do not have to shell out for subscription channels and pay-per-view supplements.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Buy a subscription from only 23 a quarter and have the TLS delivered direct to your door weekly.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
In other languages
subscription
British English: subscription /səbˈskrɪpʃən/ NOUN
A subscription is an amount of money that you pay regularly to receive a service or magazine, or to belong to or support an organization.
Members pay a subscription every year.
American English: subscription
Arabic: اِشْتِرَاك
Brazilian Portuguese: subscrição
Chinese: 订阅
Croatian: pretplata
Czech: předplatné
Danish: abonnement
Dutch: abonnement
European Spanish: suscripción
Finnish: tilaus lehden tms.
French: abonnement
German: Abonnement
Greek: συνδρομή
Italian: abbonamento
Japanese: 定期購読
Korean: 구독
Norwegian: abonnement
Polish: prenumerata
European Portuguese: assinatura
Romanian: subscripție
Russian: подписка
Latin American Spanish: suscripción
Swedish: prenumeration
Thai: ค่าการสมัครสมาชิก
Turkish: abonelik
Ukrainian: передплата
Vietnamese: tiền đặt báo dài hạn
British English: subscription ADJECTIVE
A subscription channel is a channel that you can watch only if you pay a subscription.
The subscription channel shows live football covering the top two divisions.
American English: subscription
Brazilian Portuguese: por assinatura
Chinese: 付费的电视或频道
European Spanish: de pago
French: payant
German: Abonnements-
Italian: a pagamento
Japanese: 契約者専用の
Korean: 방송 유료
European Portuguese: por assinatura
Latin American Spanish: de pago
All related terms of 'subscription'
club subscription
an amount of money that someone pays regularly in order to belong to a club
subscription rate
the price charged for a subscription
subscription library
a commercial lending library
subscription television
a system by which television programmes are transmitted in scrambled form, unintelligible except to those who have paid for descrambling equipment
pay television
a system by which television programmes are transmitted in scrambled form, unintelligible except to those who have paid for descrambling equipment
pay-TV
pay television
Chinese translation of 'subscription'
subscription
(səbˈskrɪpʃən)
n(c)
(to magazine, service) 订(訂)阅(閱) (dìngyuè)
(= money paid) 订(訂)阅(閱)费(費) (dìngyuèfèi)
(= membership dues) 注(註)册(冊)费(費) (zhùcèfèi)
(to charity) 捐赠(贈) (juānzèng)
to take out a subscription to[organization]注(註)册(冊) (zhùcè) [magazine etc]订(訂)阅(閱) (dìngyuè)
1 (noun)
Definition
the membership fees paid to a society
British)
You can become a member by paying the yearly subscription.
Synonyms
membership fee
charge
dues
annual payment
retainer
2 (noun)
Definition
money paid or promised, such as to a charity, or the fund raised in this way
Synonyms
contribution
companies that make charitable contributions of a half million dollars or more
offering
funds from local church offerings
gift
a gift of $50,000
donation
Employees make regular donations to charity.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of donation
Definition
a contribution to a charity or other organization
Employees make regular donations to charity.
Synonyms
contribution,
gift,
subscription,
offering,
present,
grant,
hand-out,
boon (archaic),
alms,
stipend,
gratuity,
benefaction,
largesse or largess,
koha (New Zealand)
in the sense of gift
Definition
something given to someone
a gift of $50,000
Synonyms
donation,
offering,
present,
contribution,
grant,
legacy,
hand-out,
endowment,
boon (archaic),
bequest,
gratuity,
prezzie (informal),
benefaction,
bonsela (South Africa),
largesse or largess,
bonus,
endowment,
bounty,
koha (New Zealand)
in the sense of offering
Definition
a contribution to the funds of a religious organization