单词 | subscription |
释义 | subscription (once / 595 pages) n A subscription is an agreement conveyed with a signature. It's also buying a bunch of issues of a periodical, such as a year's subscription to "The New York Times" newspaper. See the word script in subscription? That's a clue that this word has to do with writing. Specifically, a subscription is the act of signing something that you agree to, like a petition. You can have a subscription to a belief too. Also, when you order a magazine or newspaper's future issues, you buy a subscription. Subscriptions like this usually last one year: you pay, and the magazine agrees to send you copies until your subscription runs out. WORD FAMILYsubscription: subscriptions+/subscribe: subscribed, subscriber, subscribes, subscribing, subscription/subscribed: oversubscribed/subscriber: subscribers USAGE EXAMPLESDiscovery own the rights across all platforms, including free-to-air television, subscription/pay-TV television, internet and mobile phone in all languages. Reuters(Jan 01, 2017) This will be a major test of how many separate streaming subscriptions the average viewer is willing to pay for. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Founded in 1768 before publicly funded libraries existed, the "proprietary subscription library" is believed to be the oldest of its kind in the UK. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) 1n agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name Hyper agreement the verbal act of agreeing 2n a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time Hyper payment a sum of money paid or a claim discharged 3n a pledged contribution Hyper contribution, donation act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity 4n the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document) the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature Hypo|Hyper execution, execution of instrument (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable handwriting the activity of writing by hand |
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