noun

subscription

subscription, membership fee

I have a subscription to that magazine.

I have a subscription to that magazine.

You need to pay the annual subscription.

You need to pay the annual subscription.

a subscription ((to sth.)) an agreement to receive something regularly I have a subscription to a streaming service.

Synonyms: membership, registration

From Latin 'sub-' (under) + 'scribere' (to write). It originally meant to sign one's name at the bottom of a document.

Think of 'writing your name under' a contract to receive something regularly.

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