The act of subscribing. [1913 Webster]
That which is subscribed. [1913 Webster]
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]
Submission; obedience. [1913 Webster]
"You owe me no subscription." [1913 Webster]
That part of a prescription which contains the direction to the apothecary. [1913 Webster]
"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]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

subscription, n.
1 a the act or an instance of subscribing. b money subscribed.
2 Brit. a fee for the membership of a society etc., esp. paid regularly.
3 a an agreement to take and pay for usu. a specified number of issues of a newspaper, magazine, etc. b the money paid by this.
4 a signature on a document etc.
5 the offer of a reduced price to those ordering a book before publication.

Idiom

subscription concert etc. each of a series of concerts etc. for which tickets are sold in advance.

Etymology

ME f. L subscriptio (as SUBSCRIBE)

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THESAURUS

subscription

John Hancock, OK, X, acceptance, accommodation, accordance, affirmance, affirmation, alms, alms fee, approbation, approval, authentication, authorization, autograph, award, awarding, bestowal, bestowment, certification, charity, christcross, cipher, collection, commitment, communication, concession, conferment, conferral, confirmation, contribution, cost, countermark, countersign, countersignature, counterstamp, cross, deliverance, delivery, device, dole, donation, donative, dues, endorsement, endowment, fee, furnishment, gifting, giving, go-ahead, grant, granting, green light, hand, handout, impartation, impartment, imprimatur, initials, investiture, investment, liberality, mark, mark of signature, monogram, nod, notarization, obligation, offer, offering, offertory, okay, payment, permission, pittance, pledge, presentation, presentment, price, promise, provision, ratification, remittance, rubber stamp, sanction, seal, sigil, sign manual, signature, signet, stamp, stamp of approval, supplying, surrender, the nod, tithe, validation, visa, vise, votive offering, vouchsafement, warrant

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ROGET THESAURUS

subscription

Giving

N giving, bestowal, bestowment, donation, presentation, presentment, accordance, concession, delivery, consignment, dispensation, communication, endowment, investment, investiture, award, almsgiving, charity, liberality, generosity, gift, donation, present, cadeau, fairing, free gift, boon, favor, benefaction, grant, offering, oblation, sacrifice, immolation, lagniappe, pilon, grace, act of grace, bonus, allowance, contribution, subscription, subsidy, tribute, subvention, bequest, legacy, devise, will, dotation, dot, appanage, voluntary settlement, voluntary conveyance, amortization, alms, largess, bounty, dole, sportule, donative, help, oblation, offertory, honorarium, gratuity, Peter pence, sportula, Christmas box, Easter offering, vail, douceur, drink money, pourboire, trinkgeld, bakshish, fee, consideration, bribe, bait, ground bait, peace offering, handsel, boodle, graft, grease, blat, giver, grantor, donor, feoffer, settlor, giving, given, allowed, allowable, concessional, communicable, charitable, eleemosynary, sportulary, tributary, gratis, donative, auctor pretiosa facit, ex dono, res est ingeniosa dare.

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