SUBSCRIPTION


Meaning of SUBSCRIPTION in English

səbzˈkripshən, -bˈsk- noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English subscripcioun, from Latin subscription-, subscriptio thing written underneath, subscription, from subscriptus (past participle of subscribere to write underneath) + -ion-, -io -ion

1.

a. : a formal approval or acceptance of some outline of principles (as of ecclesiastical articles of faith) attested by the signing of one's name

b. : the act of signing one's name (as in attesting or witnessing a document)

c. : consent, agreement, approval, or support conveyed or such as would be conveyed by signed confirmation

2. : something that is subscribed:

a. : matter appended at the end of a document or writing ; especially : a signed response by a sovereign written below a written inquiry as to a matter of law or policy — compare rescript

b. : a written name : signature ; also : a paper to which a signature is attached

c. obsolete : subscript

d.

(1) : a sum subscribed

his subscription to a fund

(2) : the whole amount realized from or pledged by subscribers to a particular offering

the subscription amounted to over 3000 dollars

e.

(1) : a method of issuing a published work in which the publisher agrees to a concession in price to those who buy in advance of publication — see subscription book

(2) : a purchase by prepayment of the future issues of a periodical usually for a fixed period (as a year)

renewed her subscription to the journal

(3) : application to purchase securities of a new issue

f. : a method of offering or supporting a series of public performances (as of plays or concerts)

g. : a part of a prescription that contains directions to the pharmacist

3. obsolete : submission , obedience

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.