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
The company also offers support for subscriptions in Instant Articles, and as part of its broader efforts to fund journalism, Facebook also launched a Local News Subscription Accelerator.
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Apple takes only a 15% cut from the subscriptions that Amazon Prime Video signs up through the Apple App Store.
Publishers could soon have more leverage to force Apple to relax its ‘my way or the highway’ approach|Lara O'Reilly|August 25, 2020|Digiday
Circulation and subscription revenue rose 6% — with subscriptions to The Wall Street Journal growing 15% to nearly 3 million — while ad revenue declined 28%.
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He thinks some people may want to eventually pay for a subscription but it’s free for August.
Politics Report: Bry, Lawson-Remer Dominate Fundraising|Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts|August 8, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Countless surveys of pay-TV customers say that live sports are a major reason why they continue to pay for their subscriptions.
Quarantined Americans are quitting cable because they can’t watch sports|Adam Epstein|July 23, 2020|Quartz
Back in the day, I marshaled some of the rare coins I had in junior high and took out a subscription to Rolling Stone.
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band|Grover Lewis|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They also locked down a number of extra features like access to Netflix behind the subscription pay wall.
Which Video Game System Is King?|Alec Kubas-Meyer|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Because who needs a social life when you have a Netflix subscription?
Netflix Promises More ‘Arrested Development,’ Batman Prequel Coming to Fox|Culture Team|September 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was last updated two months ago, with the subscription to a channel called “Allah is the One.”
Boston Bombing Suspects: What We Know About the Tsarnaev Brothers|Caitlin Dickson|April 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Courtesy of Coombs, Manning now has a subscription to his favorite magazine, Scientific American.
Bradley Manning's Life Behind Bars|Denver Nicks|December 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
"Here's my subscription toward the funeral," said the beadle, giving me back his shilling fee.
The Queen of Hearts|Wilkie Collins
This is the money, which, in our letter, we mentioned as raised for us by subscription.
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I|Various
It had only thirty-two members, but the subscription was high and the expenses were small.
The Exiles of Faloo|Barry Pain
Kildonan parish manfully raised by subscription the means, unaided by Government help, to give some opportunity to their children.
The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists|George Bryce
Under this law the Essex was built in Salem, Massachusetts, by a subscription raised among the citizens.
Admiral Farragut|A. T. Mahan
British Dictionary definitions for 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
mainlyBritishthe 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
medthat 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