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| sub·scrip·tion [ səb skrípsh'n ] (plural sub·scrip·tions) |
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1. advance payment for something: an agreement to pay for and receive or use something over a fixed period of time, e.g. a periodical, series of books, or set of tickets to musical or dramatic performances
  a movie channel subscription
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2. pledge to pay for something: a promise to pay for something when it will occur, e.g. the financing of a new business or a new issue of stock
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3. law signing of document or signature: the process of signing a legal document as an indication of approval of its terms, or an approving signature on a document
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formal
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4. total agreement: a full agreement with or approval of something
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literary
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5. U.K. membership fee: a fee paid for membership in a club or society
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| [15th century. < Latin subscription-< past participle of subscribere (see subscribe)] |
