subscription

sub·scrip·tion

noun \səb-ˈskrip-shən\

Definition of SUBSCRIPTION

1

a : the act of signing one's name (as in attesting or witnessing a document) b : the acceptance (as of ecclesiastical articles of faith) attested by the signing of one's name

2

: something that is subscribed: as a : an autograph signature; also : a paper to which a signature is attached b : a sum subscribed or pledged

3

: an arrangement for providing, receiving, or making use of something of a continuing or periodic nature on a prepayment plan: as a : a purchase by prepayment for a certain number of issues (as of a periodical) b : application to purchase securities of a new issue c : a method of offering or presenting a series of public performances d British : membership dues

Examples of SUBSCRIPTION

1. I'm going to renew my subscription.
2. You won't find this magazine at newsstands. It's sold only by subscription.

Origin of SUBSCRIPTION

Middle English subscripcion mark at the end of a document, concluding formula, from Anglo-French, from Latin subscription-, subscriptio, from subscribere

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with SUBSCRIPTION

ascription, conniption, conscription, decryption, description, Egyptian, encryption, inscription, prescription, proscription, transcription