Definition of SUBSCRIPTION

subscription

Plural: subscriptions

Noun

  • a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
  • agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name
  • a pledged contribution
  • the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document)
    • "the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature"
  • Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.
  • The formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature.
  • The signing of one's name.
  • Contributing or promising to contribute money to a common fund.

Examples

  • "I have a monthly subscription to the Daily Telegraph newspaper."
  • "My library subscription is about to expire."

Origin / Etymology

From Latin subscriptiƍ.

Scrabble Score: 18

subscription: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
subscription: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
subscription: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

subscription is a valid Words With Friends word