■ verb
1》 (usu. ~ to ) arrange to receive something, especially a periodical, regularly by paying in advance.
↘contribute or undertake to contribute a sum of money to a project or cause.
↘apply to participate in.
↘apply for an issue of shares.
↘(of a bookseller) agree before publication to take (a certain number of copies of a book).
2》 ( ~ to ) feel agreement with (an idea or proposal).
3》 formal sign (a will, contract, etc.).
↘( ~ oneself ) archaic sign oneself as.
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
ME (in the sense 'sign at the bottom of a document'): from L. subscript- , ~re , from sub- 'under' + scribere 'write'.