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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Subscription \Sub*scrip"tion\, n. [L. subscriptio: cf. F.
     souscription.]
     1. The act of subscribing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which is subscribed. Specifically:
        (a) A paper to which a signature is attached.
        (b) The signature attached to a paper.
        (c) Consent or attestation by underwriting the name.
        (d) Sum subscribed; amount of sums subscribed; as, an
            individual subscription to a fund.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Eccl.) The acceptance of articles, or other tests tending
        to promote uniformity; esp. (Ch. of Eng.), formal assent
        to the Thirty-nine Articles and the Book of Common Prayer,
        required before ordination.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Submission; obedience. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              You owe me no subscription.           --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Pharm.) That part of a prescription which contains the
        direction to the apothecary.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. A method of purchasing items produced periodically in a
        series, as newspapers or magazines, in which a certain
        number of the items are delivered as produced, without
        need for ordering each item individually; also, the
        purchase thus executed.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The right to attend a series of public performances of
           ballet, opera, or music are also often sold by
           subscription. The payment for a subscription may be
           made prior to delivery of any items (common with
           magazines and performances), or after a certain number
           of the items have been delivered (common with
           newspapers or works of art produced in a series).
           [1913 Webster] 7. An application to purchase a certain
           number of securities to be delivered when they are
           newly issued. -->
           [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Subscription \Sub*scrip"tion\, n. [L. subscriptio: cf. F.
     souscription.]
     1. The act of subscribing.
  
     2. That which is subscribed. Specifically:
        (a) A paper to which a signature is attached.
        (b) The signature attached to a paper.
        (c) Consent or attestation by underwriting the name.
        (d) Sum subscribed; amount of sums subscribed; as, an
            individual subscription to a fund.
  
     3. (Eccl.) The acceptance of articles, or other tests tending
        to promote uniformity; esp. (Ch. of Eng.), formal assent
        to the Thirty-nine Articles and the Book of Common Prayer,
        required before ordination.
  
     4. Submission; obedience. [Obs.]
  
              You owe me no subscription.           --Shak.
  
     5. (Pharm.) That part of a prescription which contains the
        direction to the apothecary.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  subscription
       n 1: a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine
            for a given period of time
       2: agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your
          name
       3: a pledged contribution
       4: the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on
          a document); "the deed was attested by the subscription of
          his signature"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  subscription
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η συνδρομή
     2 η εγγραφή

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  subscription
     n.
     1 access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.
     2 The formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a
  signature.
     3 The signing of one's name.
     4 Contributing or promising to contribute money to a common fund.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  subscription
     n.
     1 access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.
     2 The formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a
  signature.
     3 The signing of one's name.
     4 Contributing or promising to contribute money to a common fund.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  subscription
     n.
     1 access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.
     2 The formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a
  signature.
     3 The signing of one's name.
     4 Contributing or promising to contribute money to a common fund.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  subscription
     n.
     1 access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.
     2 The formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a
  signature.
     3 The signing of one's name.
     4 Contributing or promising to contribute money to a common fund.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  subscription
     Englanti n.
     1 ennakkomaksu, jäsenmaksu
     2 tilaus
     3 allekirjoitus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  subscription
     Engelska n.
     prenumeration, abonnemang

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  subscription /sʌbskɹˈɪpʃən/
  abonnement

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Subscription /sʌbskɹˈɪpʃən/
  الإشتراك

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  subscription //səbˈskɹɪpʃən// 
  1. абонаме́нт, по́дписка
  access to a resource for a period of time
  2. по́дписка
  the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature
  3. по́дпис
  the signing of one's name

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  subscription /sʌbskɹˈɪpʃən/
  členský příspěvek

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  subscription /sʌbskɹˈɪpʃən/
  poplatek

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  subscription /sʌbskɹˈɪpʃən/ 
  předplatné

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  subscription /sʌbskɹˈɪpʃən/ 
  předplacení

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  subscription /sʌbskɹˈɪpʃən/ 
  tanysgrifiad