# subscription

Pronunciation: US say "suhb-SKRIP-shuhn" /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/; UK

## Noun

1. Paid access to a service or resource granted for a fixed period, usually maintained by ongoing payment.
   - Simple: A paid plan that lets you use a service or get something regularly for a set time.
   - _Her streaming subscription gives her access to thousands of films for a flat monthly fee._
   - _The newspaper offers a discounted subscription to students._
2. The act of contributing, or promising to contribute, money toward a common fund.
   - Simple: Money that people give or promise to give toward a shared cause or fund.
   - _The monument was funded entirely by subscription from local residents._
   - _Members supported the struggling orchestra through an annual subscription._
3. Formal acceptance of a statement or document, especially as confirmed by adding one's signature.
   - Simple: Formal agreement to something, often shown by signing your name.
   - _The charter took effect upon the subscription of every founding member._
   - _Her subscription to the manifesto signaled full agreement with its principles._
4. The act of signing one's name, typically at the foot of a document.
   - Simple: The act of writing your name to sign something.
   - _The will was invalid without the subscription of the testator._
   - _He added his subscription beneath the final clause of the agreement._

## Origin

The word comes from Latin "subscriptiō."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/subscription (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).