subscription

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.

   subscription fee

2. 2
   noun

   the act of signing your name

3. 3
   noun

   a pledged contribution

4. 4
   noun

   agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name

5. 5
   noun

   a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time

6. 6
   noun

   The formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature.

7. 7
   noun

   The signing of one's name.

8. 8
   noun

   Contributing or promising to contribute money to a common fund.

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.