What does Subscription mean?
Definitions for Subscription
səbˈskrɪp ʃənsub·scrip·tion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Subscription.
Princeton's WordNet
subscriptionnoun
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
subscriptionnoun
agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name
subscriptionnoun
a pledged contribution
subscriptionnoun
the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document)
"the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature"
Wiktionary
subscriptionnoun
access to a resource for a period of time.
subscriptionnoun
the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature
subscriptionnoun
the signing of one's name
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Subscriptionnoun
Etymology: from subscriptio, Latin.
The man asked, are ye Christians? We answered we were; fearing the less because of the cross we had seen in the subscription. Francis Bacon.
The work he ply’d;
Stocks and subscriptions pour on ev’ry side. Alexander Pope.South-sea subscriptions take who please,
Leave me but liberty. Alexander Pope.I tax not you, you elements, with unkindness;
I never gave you kingdom, call’d you children,
You owe me no subscription. William Shakespeare, King Lear.
Wikipedia
Subscription
The subscription business model is a business model in which a customer must pay a recurring price at regular intervals for access to a product or service. The model was pioneered by publishers of books and periodicals in the 17th century, and is now used by many businesses, websites and even pharmaceutical companies in partnership with the government.
ChatGPT
subscription
A subscription is a contractual arrangement where a person or an entity regularly receives a product or service in exchange for a periodic payment. It often involves the recurring delivery of goods, services, or access to content or platform for a fixed time period or indefinitely until cancellation.
Webster Dictionary
Subscriptionnoun
the act of subscribing
Subscriptionnoun
that which is subscribed
Subscriptionnoun
a paper to which a signature is attached
Subscriptionnoun
the signature attached to a paper
Subscriptionnoun
consent or attestation by underwriting the name
Subscriptionnoun
sum subscribed; amount of sums subscribed; as, an individual subscription to a fund
Subscriptionnoun
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
Subscriptionnoun
submission; obedience
Subscriptionnoun
that part of a prescription which contains the direction to the apothecary
Subscriptionnoun
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
Etymology: [L. subscriptio: cf. F. souscription.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
subscription
An agreement by a nation
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Subscription' in Nouns Frequency: #2784
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Subscription in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Subscription in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Subscription in a Sentence
It appears the company is hitting its stride as product innovation on the (software subscription) front coupled with a more acquisitive strategy are laying the groundwork for another strong year in 2015, cyber security tailwinds are massive and Check Point is at the right place at the right time.
We are complementary to subscription services like Netflix because they do not have new movie releases coming out of the cinemas.
Even on Android and WeChat, a lot more content requires users to pay membership or subscription fees.
For popular journalism generally, I think it's incredibly difficult to run a subscription model for that kind of content, this isn't premium financial information.
The subscription model of buying music is bankrupt. I think you could make available the Second Coming in a subscription model and it might not be successful.
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- абонаментBulgarian
- abonnementDanish
- AbonnementGerman
- εισφορά, συνδρομή, υπογραφήGreek
- abonoEsperanto
- abonoSpanish
- tellimusEstonian
- kausikortti, allekirjoitus, hyväksyntä, tilaus, kausilippu, kirjastokortti, jäsenmaksuFinnish
- abonnementFrench
- ainm sgrìobhteScottish Gaelic
- abònmanHaitian Creole
- előfizetés, hozzájárulás, aláírásHungarian
- sottoscrizioneItalian
- 予約購読, 購読Japanese
- 구독, 購讀Korean
- ئابوونهKurdish
- SoftwareLatin
- moni whakauruMāori
- претплата, запис, потписMacedonian
- abonnementDutch
- abonnementNorwegian Nynorsk
- abonnementNorwegian
- abonamentPolish
- subscrição, assinaturaPortuguese
- abonamentRomanian
- подписка, подпись, абонементRussian
- prenumeration, abonnemangSwedish
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