subscription
subscription Lexical Profile
subscription Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An arrangement to receive something regularly, such as a magazine, digital service, or series of performances, by paying in advance.
"She renewed her annual subscription to the scientific journal before the end of the year."
A sum of money contributed or pledged by multiple people toward a common fund, charity, or public project.
"The town library was originally built in the nineteenth century through public subscription."
Formal agreement, endorsement, or adherence to a set of beliefs, rules, or principles.
"Membership in the council required strict subscription to its code of professional ethics."
The act of signing one's name at the bottom of a legal document, or the signature itself.
"The validity of the contract depended upon the formal subscription of all participating witnesses."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Latin subscriptio, meaning "anything written underneath" or "a signature," from subscribere ("to write underneath" or "to sign one's name"). The commercial sense of paying in advance for a periodical or service developed in the 17th century from the practice of signing one's name at the bottom of an agreement to purchase.