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Definition of subscription noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    subscription

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//səbˈskrɪpʃn//
     
    [countable, uncountable]
     
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  1. 1an amount of money you pay, usually once a year, to receive regular copies of a newspaper or magazine, etc.; the act of paying this money an annual subscription subscription (to/for something) to take out a subscription to “Newsweek” to cancel/renew a subscription Copies are available by subscription. Subscriptions are due annually by the end of January.
  2. 2a sum of money that you pay regularly to a charity, or to be a member of a club, or to receive a service; the act of paying this money synonym donation
  3. 3the act of people paying money for something to be done A statue in his memory was erected by public subscription. Thesauruspayment
    • premium
    • contribution
    • subscription
    • repayment
    • deposit
    • installments
    These are all words for an amount of money that you pay or are expected to pay, or for the act of paying.
    • payment an amount of money that you pay or are expected to pay; the act of paying:ten monthly payments of $50 payment in advance
    • premium an amount of money that you pay once or regularly for an insurance policy; an extra payment added to the basic rate; a higher amount of money than usual:an insurance premium a premium for express delivery
    • contribution a sum of money that you pay regularly, often to your employer or the government, for benefits such as health insurance, a retirement plan, etc:You can increase your monthly contributions to your savings account.
    • subscription an amount of money you pay in advance to receive regular copies of a newspaper or magazine, or to receive a service:a subscription to “Newsweek”
    • repayment money that you pay to a bank, etc. until you have returned all the money that you owe; the act of paying this money:to set up a repayment plan
    • deposit an amount of money that you pay as the first part of a larger payment; money that you put into a bank account:We've put down a 5% deposit on the house. I made a $500 deposit into my checking account.
    • installments one of a number of payments that you make regularly over a period of time until you have paid for something:We paid for the car by/in installments.
    Patterns
    • (a/an) annual/monthly/regular payment/premium/contributions/subscription/deposit/installments
    • payment/repayment in full
    • to pay a premium/a contribution/a subscription fee/a deposit/installments
    • to make (a) payment/deposit
    • to meet/keep up (with) (the) payment(s)/the premiums
See subscription in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary