subscription

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #19334

Meanings

1

noun
An arrangement to receive or use something for a set period, usually by paying.

I pay a monthly subscription fee for the streaming service.
2

noun
A payment that gives you a newspaper or magazine for a fixed period.

She renewed her annual subscription to the science journal.
3

noun
Money promised or given to a shared fund.

The new hall was built by public subscription.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms subscriptions

Related forms signatory subscribe subscribersubscriptivesubscriptivelyundersignedunderword

Etymology

From Latin subscriptiō; by surface analysis, sub- + script + -ion. All senses reflect (either literally or figuratively) the notion of signing one's own name beneath some promise or description to indicate that one agrees with it or agrees to it.

subscriptiō Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# subscription

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 19334

## Meanings
1. An arrangement to receive or use something for a set period, usually by paying.
2. A payment that gives you a newspaper or magazine for a fixed period.
3. Money promised or given to a shared fund.

## Examples
- I pay a monthly subscription fee for the streaming service.
- She renewed her annual subscription to the science journal.
- The new hall was built by public subscription.

## Related Forms
- signatory
- subscribe
- subscriber
- subscriptive
- subscriptively
- undersigned
- underword

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: subscriptiō

## Etymology
From Latin subscriptiō; by surface analysis, sub- + script + -ion. All senses reflect (either literally or figuratively) the notion of signing one's own name beneath some promise or description to indicate that one agrees with it or agrees to it.

## AI Etymology
Subscription comes from Latin subscriptiō; by surface analysis, sub- + script + -ion. All senses reflect (either literally or figuratively) the notion of signing one's own name beneath some promise or description to indicate that one agrees with it or agrees to it. The historical chain includes subscriptiō (Latin). The surrounding word family includes related forms such as signatory, subscribe, and subscriber. In present use it covers an arrangement to receive or use something for a set period, usually by paying, a payment that gives you a newspaper or magazine for a fixed period, and money promised or given to a shared fund.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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