SUBSCRIPTION

subscription

(noun) the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document); “the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature”

subscription

(noun) a pledged contribution

subscription

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

subscription

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

subscription (countable and uncountable, plural subscriptions)

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.

Source: Wiktionary

Sub*scrip"tion, n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: 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.)

Definition: That part of a prescription which contains the direction to the apothecary.

Definition: 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.

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). 7. An application to purchase a certain number of securities to be delivered when they are newly issued.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition