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subscription

subscription

68 2.9
A regular payment that gives you access to an online service or content
  • noun
  • /səbˈskrɪpʃən/
  • Texting
translation icon : suscripción
  • I decided to subscribe to a streaming service that offers a monthly subscription for access to thousands of movies.
  • subscription service
  • online subscription
  • subscription fee

Would you pay a subscription for access to your car?

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Examples

  • You're a little behind on your subscription payments.

  • Where is a basic Netflix subscription plan the cheapest?

  • Would you pay a subscription for access to your car?

  • And this is their new subscription box service.

  • If you look at revenue growth over the year, their subscription growth is flat.

  • And get this, a basic Second Life subscription is free.

  • We got each other the new cable subscription.

  • You can simply pause the subscription and continue whenever you are back.

  • Make sure your subscription's up to date so you won't miss a thing.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • School and home subscriptions are reasonably priced, and the software is very user-friendly.

    Academic text (2011)

Compounds

8.4

A choice for people who own shares to buy new shares at a set price before the public

subscription trap
  • Literature
7.6

A situation where you pay regular fees without clear permission and cannot easily stop them

subscription warrant
  • Specialized
9.6

A document that lets the person who has it buy company shares at a set price before a date

How Much

premium
74 4.3
subscription
  • Texting
68 2.9

Surface Forms

subscription singular
subscriptions plural

Morphology

subscription = subscribe (transparent) = sub + scribe + tion

Common nominalization of 'subscribe' used for modern recurring digital payments or access arrangements; structure and meaning are regular and familiar.

Etymology

Subscription comes from Latin parts sub- 'under' and scribere 'to write', related to scribe and script, and it began as 'writing your name under' a promise. Today a subscription often means a regular payment to get a service or access to digital content, because you 'sign up' and keep your promise to pay.